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February 8: Louis Armstrong

Ronald Bunn — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 13:28:00 +0000

A Daily Journey Through Black History Month The Pioneer of Jazz Innovation Story In the 1920s, Louis Armstrong revolutionized jazz with his virtuosic trumpet playing

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Herbie Hancock and Keyon Harrold at Central Park Summerstage

Ellen Levitt — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:06:34 +0000

Jazz remains relevant to music lovers, and, people are certainly still interested in watching famous jazz musicians perform live at Central Park Summerstage. Nothing invigorates

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Black Dolls Reflecting an Array of Cultural Ideas

Ellen Levitt — Tue, 24 May 2022 11:29:51 +0000

Dolls may not seem like the most obvious items to exhibit at a world-class museum that showcases arts and culture. Yet, given deeper examination through

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Gateways Music Festival and African-American Classical Music

Ellen Levitt — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 22:21:51 +0000

You can certainly “Take it to the Bank” if you asked the average person in the United States to name a classical music composer or

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Stepping into the Future with Trumpeter Theo Crocker

Yvette Berry — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:49:30 +0000

For the first time since the pandemic, on Saturday, March 26th at the Judy and Arthur Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, I stepped from confinement to

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Honoring our Queen Mothers in Women’s History Month

Ronald Bunn — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:56:07 +0000

As owner, publisher and editor-in-chief of Routes Magazine, I remain determined to draw parallels between African and African-American cultural ties. This month we have honored

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Comic Books, Cartooning, AfroFuturism and Women Cartoonists

Ellen Levitt — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 15:18:10 +0000

Many of us regularly read syndicated cartoons online or in print publications. Others enjoyed reading comic books as youngsters and have done so later on

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Harriet Tubman: A Pathway to Our Roots

Lisa DuBois — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 23:29:04 +0000

The following words kept Harriet Tubman alive during her darkest days: There are two things I’ve got a right to, and these are, Death or

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“AfroFuturism”: Fact, Fiction or Fantasy Panel Discussion

Perri Gaffney Ellen Levitt — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:24:53 +0000

Word Up! Words and expressions can have a heyday. They can be buzzworthy. Extra popular. Used frequently and with special emphasis. In recent years, but

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Nzinga, Ancient Ruler of present-day Angola

Perri Gaffney — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 13:53:26 +0000

Nzinga was born about 1582 to King Ngola Kiluanji Kia Samba, ruler of what is modern day Angola. As children, Nzinga and her brother, Mbandi,

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AfroFuturism and Transgenerational Trauma from Slavery Past

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 10:26:11 +0000

As we close out our February issue, I find myself reflecting on the topics our Routes’ writers and photographers have shared. A recurring theme in

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Sun Ra and his Arkestra then (1992) and now (2022)

Ellen Levitt — Sat, 26 Feb 2022 13:59:08 +0000

When the 2022 Afrofuturism series was announced by Carnegie Hall, I scrolled eagerly through the rather eclectic line-up of the festival. I was hoping it

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Hartmut Geerken’s Sun Ra Archive Finds A Home in Germany

Sandhi Smalls Santini — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 20:20:32 +0000

On Halloween 2020, amidst the height and dread of the COVID-19 pandemic, I received a telephone call from Munich, Germany. The caller was Hartmut Geerken.

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