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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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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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“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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AfroFuturism: Chimurenga Renaissance and Fatoumata Diawara

Jeff Oppenheim — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:47:55 +0000

Review AfroFuturism Concert at Carnegie Hall‘s Zankel Hall There is renewed excitement returning to live events. Each opportunity offering us a chance to rekindle our

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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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Futurism or more specifically AfroFuturism?

Ronald Bunn — Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:52:28 +0000

Finding a way forward As I’ve worked with the Routes‘ team to put the February edition together. I’ve found myself encountering a recurring theme “futurism”

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