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“Who is Gil Scott-Heron?” plus Interview

1 min read

• Music
• Poetry
• ROUTES' Roots

“Who is Gil Scott-Heron?” plus Interview

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

  We learn why the “Revolution Will Not Be Televised” poet Gill Scot-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdqLAeyqVr8... Read More

Fashions Fit For Royalty 2 min read

• Fashion

Fashions Fit For Royalty

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

“Fashions fit for Royalty” is how admirers describe the Ites International collection by Millie ‘Sequoia” David. Sequoia delivers styles that are timeless, classic and unique using... Read More

Impressionism and the Caribbean 3 min read

• Archived Events
• Art
• Museum

Impressionism and the Caribbean

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

October 2, 2015. through January 3, 2016 The Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn ,A Major Exhibition of the Work of Celebrated Puerto Rican-Born Painter... Read More

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution 2 min read

• Media

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

Odehyah Gough-Israel 10 years ago

Stanley Nelson’s documentaries (Freedom Riders, Jonestown, The Black Press) educate and impress time and again. His latest stirring entry – The Black Panthers: Vanguard of... Read More

Gospel All Stars! – “Mary Don’t You Weep”

1 min read

• Music

Gospel All Stars! – “Mary Don’t You Weep”

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

Here we have Cissy Houston, Edwin Hawkins, The Winans, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Marvin Winans, Saundra Crouch, Andre Crouch, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, Shirley Caesar, The... Read More

History Detectives | Slave Songbook | PBS

1 min read

• Media

History Detectives | Slave Songbook | PBS

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

A captivating documentary on the origin of the Spiritual. It looks at links to the genres jazz, gospel and blues, etc.        ... Read More

Renditions of “Wade in the Water”

1 min read

• Gospel
• Music

Renditions of “Wade in the Water”

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

Thought about Sweet Honey in the Rock today —so here they are with a little Blind Boys of Alabama thrown in. Wade in the Water always reminds... Read More

Roots of Rhythm: Hosted by Harry Belafonte

1 min read

• Latin
• Media
• Music

Roots of Rhythm: Hosted by Harry Belafonte

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

PBS’s Roots of Rhythm, host Harry Belafonte traces the roots of the musical form that has come to be called Latin music. From its origins... Read More