ROUTES

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

“Paraphrase”: Putting It Another Way |1991-6 2 min read

• African-American history

“Paraphrase”: Putting It Another Way |1991-6

Toni Roberts 2 years ago

Lee Leagiton, president of L. Cee Enterprises and his wife and vice-president, Connie Rose-Leagiton, have certainly not “advanced upon an appendage”* with their new game:... Read More

Richard Pryor: Pushing Boundaries and Battling Censorship | 11/1977 5 min read

• African-American history
• Theatre

Richard Pryor: Pushing Boundaries and Battling Censorship | 11/1977

Howard Brock Garland 2 years ago

Focus Your Attention The first Richard Pryor show of the new season should have begun with Pryor insouciantly standing nude from the waist up saying,... Read More

ROUTES Roots: Jazz and its Roots |1979-6-16 5 min read

• African-American history
• Blues
• Jazz
• Music

ROUTES Roots: Jazz and its Roots |1979-6-16

Isabelle Ortiz 2 years ago

If it is almost a truism that Jazz has absorbed the blues, the extent to which Jazz and Latin Music have influenced each other is... Read More

Media: Nichelle Nichols Star Treking | 1980-1-4 5 min read

• African-American history

Media: Nichelle Nichols Star Treking | 1980-1-4

Nelson George 2 years ago

The Starship Enterprise is on yet another leg of its five-year mission to boldly go where no man has gone before. The regular crew is... Read More