Thank You Sister Jones
Revisiting the Good Old ROUTES' Days! Continuing to publishing excerpts, with additional information, from the October 1977 Maiden Issue—A commentary on the appreciation of food "Sister Jones," written by Agnes O. Bunn (If you've grown up in a Baptist church, you've known a Sister Jones!... Read More
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Dick Gregory Talks Donald Trump Scandal
In my formative years, I never got the chance to spend quality time with my maternal or paternal grandparents. I only vaguely remember my maternal grandfather who died just before my 12th birthday. I remember him, mostly, because of his disappointing death before my 12th birthday—disappointed that he died before giving me the usual penny for each of my birthdays.... Read More
Daa’iya El-Sanusi Jazz Visions
Have you been listening to and enjoying your Jazz, R&B, Soul, Gospel & Blues music library that predates Hip Hop and Rap, but deep down... Read More
Emmy Award winner Beverly Lindsay-Johnson
It is no secret: from the continent of Africa, to the Mississippi Delta and back up to the Cotton Club, pan-African people have danced and danced, throughout every era.... Read More
Inspirational video recommendations
I would like to share some of the inspiring and educational videos I have, recently, had the opportunity to view: MALCOLM GLADWELL's discussion of the foundations for success in "Outliers" has helped me to understand the processes leading to achievement. SELWYN COLLINS HOST OF CWS INTERVIEW WITH TERRANCE MCKNIGHT, MUSICALOGIST* presents two modern voices that many of us don't often enough get a chance to hear.... Read More
BAM – Shining Star: A Tribute to Maurice White
Seven-time Grammy Award winner Maurice White was the mastermind behind multi-platinum funk band Earth, Wind & Fire. BAMcinématek pays tribute to the late bandleader with two phenomenal vintage shows from the height of their powers: a live-in-the-studio performance on January 1973 on Channel 13's black variety show Soul!... Read More
Films at the Schomburg Research Center: Sembene!
Sembene! tells the story of the self-taught novelist and filmmaker Ousmane Sembène, who fought–against enormous odds – a 50-year battle to give Africans the power to tell their... Read More
World Premiere of “The Messiah Complex”
May 20, 21, 25 and 26 at 8pm BRIC House 647 Fulton Street Brooklyn (866)811-4111 The Messiah Complex is a love story. Or many. It... Read More