On June 19, 2020 at 12:00 PM, Rea-Fisher will be one of the hosts of the Juneteenth March, taking place at City Hall. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.... Read More
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Composer and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire cut his jazz teeth playing professionally while still in high school. Inspired by legendary saxophonists Joe Henderson and Steve Coleman, he won the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition and released his first album in 2007.... 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
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
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