CULTURE

By Glenda Cadogan As we slowly inch our way out of this COVID-19 pandemic, people are looking for ways to

The Harlem Connection is a weekly radio show where a trio of music lovers joins forces with the Greater Harlem Chamber

(1915–1959) Billie Holiday was one of the most influential jazz singers of all time. She had a thriving career for

(1932–2017) Dick Gregory was a pioneering comedian and civil rights activist who took on race with layered, nuanced humor during

(1906–1975) Josephine Baker was a dancer and singer who became wildly popular in France during the 1920s. She also devoted

By Fern Gillespie Mama” by gospel rapper Talena Skye (Cherese Bracey) and gospel singer BeCleare Allen (Bernadette Allen) is a

(1947–2006) Author Octavia E. Butler is known for blending science fiction with African American spiritualism. Her novels include ‘Patternmaster,’ ‘Kindred,’

Toni Morrison was a Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist. Among her best-known novels are ‘The Bluest Eye,’ ‘Song of

(1934–2021) Baseball legend Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s hallowed mark of 714 home runs and finished his career with numerous

(1913–2005) Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist who refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a