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Preserving America’s Jazz Musical Legacy

The Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University houses one of the most extensive and historically significant jazz collections in

Yudania Gómez Heredia has emerged as one of the most compelling young musical figures of her generation. Known for her

Through Emergency Preparedness Training When emergencies happen, the first few moments can make all the difference. That is why University

Forever, Amen is an ongoing photographic study of the oldest Black churches in White Plains. Despite widespread displacement and cultural erasure

Love Ur Locks began with a simple but probing question: why did African hair seem to stop growing at a

Mary Ann Alexander represents a new generation of artists redefining what contemporary Indian music can sound like on the global

Color Me Country: A Celebration of Black Women Who Shaped Country Music, edited by Rissi Palmer and Kelly McCartney, is

Many “life-long learners” vividly remember the time when learning became a joyous wonder. That moment for me came late in

By Ashley Brewington I never expected silence to feel so loud. When I first walked the grounds of the Whitney

Black Writers Convene in Brooklyn The 18th National Black Writers Conference unfolds as both gathering and pilgrimage—a living testament to