LeBron being true to who he is, posted on social media a visible statement after the killing of George Floyd. He posted a picture of Kaepernick kneeling then right next to it he posted a picture of the white police officer with his knee on George Floyd ‘s neck. Above the picture LeBron wrote ‘Do you understand now?”... Read More
Nina Simone, Nee Eunice Kathleen Waymon, February 21, 1933 in Tryon (North Carolina), USA; Died – April, 21, 2003 in Carry-le-Rouet, France) Nina Simone in... Read More
ART in ISOLATION
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May 1, 2020 marked the 15 year anniversary of Tabla Rasa Gallery, the first full time art gallery to locate in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. An online exhibition of art celebrating the creative spirit * FEATURED on ARTSY.net starting: Monday June 8, 2020.... Read More
David Hanna discusses African Americans who in 1936 joined the International Brigades in support of the Spanish Republic. ... Read More
Aruán Ortiz, whom DownBeat Magazine has called “one of the most versatile and exciting pianists of his generation,” hails from Santiago de Cuba. His compositions incorporate influences from classical music, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and improvisation. Garnering Latin Jazz Corner’s 2011 “Arranger of the Year”. ... Read More
Hopefully our children will watch this video--The Transatlantic Slave Trade : History Documentary on the Middle Passage... Read More
This video contains a speech by James Baldwin in 1965 on "Black Lives Matter". Baldwin is riveting. He speaks not as a man who maybe searching for identity, but as a man who know who he is.... Read More
Met Sarah at one of her concerts in Manhattan about 10 years ago and I teased her about us being intimate in 1978–I was, of... Read More

A Night of Jazz, Legacy, and the Unexpected at Unterfahrt
Cultural Wrap-Up May 23, 2025 | Patti LaBelle …
✨Cultural Wrap-Up: James Brown, Friday, May 2, 2025
✨ Cultural Wrap-Up: Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Muddy Waters – April 29, 2025
February 28: Sarah Vaughan
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
Fatoumata Diawara: A Fusion of Tradition and Modernity
February 11. Ella Fitzgerald
February 8: Louis Armstrong
February 2: Mahalia Jackson
Sylvester: Beyond the Gimmick | 1980-1-1
The Ntu Sound Chamber: A Spiritual Jazz Journey with WDR Big Band and Nduduzo Makhathini
Music: WRVR-FM JAZZ RADIO | 8/1978
Part 3. – Miles Davis and the Evolution of Jazz Fusion from Classical Roots
Part 2. — How the Modern Jazz Quartet Blended Jazz and Classical Music to Create Something Timeless
Part I. Blending Jazz and Classical Music: Schuller, Davis, and MJQ
Introducing the Series: Jazz at the Crossroads of Innovation
🎉 Happy Birthday to the Legendary James Mtume! 🎶
Grady Tate: The Rhythm Driving Jazz, Soul, and Beyond
Al Jones Blues Band: A Munich Tradition and Blues Legacy
February 26: Sidney Poitier
February 25: Paul Robeson
February 6: Lorraine Hansberry
George C. Wolfe: Shaping American Theater with Unapologetic Truth
February 4: Augusta Savage
February 1: Jacob Lawrence
✨ Sneak Peek Alert! ✨— Jacob Lawrence
Pioneers of Style/ Influential African-American Icons in Art and Fashion
The Responsibility of the African American Athlete
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
African Americans in the Spanish Civil War
Aruan Ortiz
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
James Baldwins Black Lives Matter Speech 1965
Ronn Bunn and Sarah Dash at Sarah’s CD Release Party 1978