CULTURE
AT&T Host Annual The Humanity of Connection at Jazz at Lincoln Center
HONORING ICONIC ACTRESS CICELY TYSON, ESSENCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PRESIDENT MICHELLE EBANKS, PRINCIPAL & CEO OF IMPACT STRATEGIES ANGELA RYE, &
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By R.L. Witter Now that most of us have made at least one trip to Wakanda (okay, I’ve made three
Read morePositive Music: Jazzmeia Horn performs at The Jazz Standard
Winner of the 2015 Thelonius Monk International Vocal Jazz Competition and 2013 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, Jazzmeia Horn
Read moreMid-Manhattan NAACP Special Black History Month
Mid-Manhattan NAACP Special Black History Month on February 21, 2018 featured two special guest speakers: the Author and Historian, Mr.
Read moreNewark Beth Israel Celebrates Black History Month
Newark, NJ (February 26, 2018) – On February 23, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey
Read moreAngela Davis
Women’s Rights Activist, Academic, Civil Rights Activist, Scholar, Activist(1944–) Angela Davis is an activist, scholar and writer who advocates for
Read moreFrederick Douglass’ 200th Birthday Invites Remembrance and Reflection
This Douglass Day, celebrate an icon’s bicentennial while helping to transcribe the nation’s black history n pictures, the eyes of
Read moreJohn Coltrane
Merely mention the name John Coltrane and you’re likely to evoke a deeply emotional, often spiritual response from even the
Read moreNina Simone
Legendary performer Nina Simone sang a mix of jazz, blues and folk music in the 1950s and ’60s, later enjoying
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