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Music: Are the Blues All Washed Up? | 1978-1-4 5 min read

• African-American history
• Blues

Music: Are the Blues All Washed Up? | 1978-1-4

Wayne Edwards 1 year ago

An insanely optimistic man once said “slavery in America was not all bad.” After all, he declared, “Out of slavery came jazz and out of... Read More

Natalie Lewis performing at the Bayerische Staatsoper 2 min read

• Classical
• Music
• Opera

Natalie Lewis performing at the Bayerische Staatsoper

Ronald Bunn 1 year ago

Last evening, I was pleasantly surprised to see Natalie Lewis, mezzo-soprano perform in the role of Alisa in Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor at the... Read More

Salutes to the Harlem Hellfighters |1994-2 5 min read

• African-American history
• Holiday Celebration

Salutes to the Harlem Hellfighters |1994-2

YAREMA HUTSALIUK 1 year ago

For 81 years, New York City’s own Harlem Hellfighters have served both State and Nation as Citizen-soldiers, all while fighting the harder and longer battle... Read More

ROUTES Roots: European Black Playwrights |1979-7-16 11 min read

• African-American history
• Media
• Pan-African
• Writers/Authors

ROUTES Roots: European Black Playwrights |1979-7-16

Townsend Brewster 1 year ago

At a recent symposium on Black theatre, a woman of the Harlem community stood up to say that she had heard of the existence of European... Read More

ROUTES’ Roots: Otis Redding | 5/1980 3 min read

• African-American history

ROUTES’ Roots: Otis Redding | 5/1980

Nelson George 1 year ago

Tragic End and Timeless Voice Otis Redding was only 26 years old when his twin-engine Beechcraft plane crashed into Lake Pomona, Wisconsin on December 10,... Read More

Brothers Johnson: Funk And Faith | 7/1980 5 min read

• African-American history
• Music
• Rhythm & Blues

Brothers Johnson: Funk And Faith | 7/1980

Marc D. Hawthorne 1 year ago

For the past four years, the Brothers Johnson, otherwise known as thunder-thumbs’ and lightning licks have been literally taking the country by storm with their... Read More

We Are Family Crossword Puzzle 1 min read

• African-American history
• Crossword Puzzle

We Are Family Crossword Puzzle

Ronald Bunn 1 year ago

Welcome to the “We Are Family” Crossword Puzzle! We Are Family Crossword Puzzle celebrates the legacy and contributions of African-American families in the entertainment industry.... Read More

Media — Lawanda Page is Esther and a Snake Dancer | 1980-5-7 7 min read

• Television

Media — Lawanda Page is Esther and a Snake Dancer | 1980-5-7

Nelson George 1 year ago

Someone once told me that a man at a hamburger stand somewhere near St. Louis, knew that LaWanda Page used to be a snake dancer... Read More