If you don’t know her music — you’ll be glad you’ve stumbled in this direction! Etta Jones Videos: “Crazy He Calls Me”. “I Thought About... Read More
Andraé Edward Crouch was an American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor. Andraé Crouch (July 1, 1942 – January 8, 2015).... Read More
4th Annual Black Comic Book Festival
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Saturday, January 16, 2016, 10am- 7pm Schomburg Center 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (917) 275-6975 Harlem The Schomburg Center’s 4th Annual Black Comic Book Festival... Read More
January 16, 2016 at 2pm The Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway (718) 638-5000 Brooklyn Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor Collage... Read More
“Braving The Odds” & “Under The Elevated”
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Braving the Odds depicts and explores Street Style. Under The Elevated – A Poem. Just before New Year’s Eve, 2016, I took this photograph... Read More
These wonderful songstresses, Simone, Dianne Reeves, Lizz Wright and Angelique Kidjo, perform Nina Simone‘s What Do They Call Me? A memorable performance.... Read More
Spoken Word Open Mic
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January 9, 2016 · 9:30pm BRIC House Stoop 647 Fulton Street (718) 683-5600 Brooklyn A night of poetry and Hip Hop, featuring Steve Dalachinsky, Magdalena... Read More
Earlier today, I heard a version of Lush Life, written and composed by Billy Strayhorn, and it brought back many memories, so here’s, for the... Read More

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February 25: Paul Robeson
February 23: Marian Anderson
February 22: Berry Gordy
February 20: Duke Ellington
February 19: Nina Simone: The Power of Protest Through Music
February 18: Bessie Smith: Jazz’s First Superstar
February 17: Thomas A. Dorsey
February 16: Ma Rainey
February 15: John Coltrane
February 14: Scott Joplin
February 12: Art Tatum
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February 11. Ella Fitzgerald
February 8: Louis Armstrong
February 2: Mahalia Jackson
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February 25: Paul Robeson
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