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  • Published on Oct 16, 2020

    Coffee Time for Zora and Fannie, Before the Harlem Renaissance

    On May 1, 1925, the National Urban League bankrolled an awards dinner in a Manhattan restaurant to honor Black writers, poets and playwrights. A newcomer to the city, Zora Neale Hurston, won the second-place prize ($35) in both short story and playwriting, …

    Source: The New York Times - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 28, 2020

    American Voter: Lee Pulliam

    US President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling for the presidency in a sharply divided United States. Trump has been focusing on “law and order”, while Biden has been trying to strike a conciliatory note. The Black Lives …

    Source: News (South Africa) - Uncategorized
  • Published on Oct 28, 2020

    Christiane Eda-Pierre obituary

    The soprano Christiane Eda-Pierre, who has died aged 88, was one of the first black opera singers to achieve an international reputation. A native of the French eastern Caribbean island of Martinique, she had a voice type best described as “lyric …

    Source: The Guardian - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 28, 2020

    Florence Price: The story of America’s forgotten musical genius

    “To begin with I have two handicaps – those of sex and race.” – Florence Price, 1943, in a letter to Serge Koussevitsky, conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra It was a summer’s day in June 1933, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra was tuning up. A …

    Source: Al Jazeera - Gov't Propaganda
  • Published on Oct 26, 2020

    In Lara Downes' New Series, Black Musicians Rise To A Pivotal Moment

    In the first episode of Amplify With Lara Downes, the pianist (left) speaks with singer-songwriter, banjo player and MacArthur "genius" Rhiannon Giddens. Areon Mobasher/Courtesy of the artists hide caption toggle caption Areon Mobasher/ …

    Source: NPR - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Oct 22, 2020

    Meet Your New Local Tour Guides: A Pair of Talking Cats

    Jump into these this week and distract yourself from Thursday's presidential debate. MB I was once interviewing a celebrity photographer and asked her what makes a good photograph. Sponsored “It changes how you see the world,” she said, an answer that …

    Source: The Stranger - Washington State - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 17, 2020

    From Warhol to Steve McQueen: a history of video art in 30 works

    Video art emerged in tandem with experimental film during the 1960s, as lively, open-ended alternatives away from the centre. Practitioners with contrarian agendas and backgrounds in disparate fields – music, performance, literature, visual art and the …

    Source: The Guardian - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 16, 2020

    Market volatility drives negative return on NU Foundation endowment

    "In the short term, we won't see much of an impact, but if it becomes a long-term trend, then it becomes more concerning," said Chris Kabourek, the NU system's chief financial officer. But, Kabourek added, the university and its …

    Source: Fremont Tribune - Nebraska - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 15, 2020

    To Root Out Racism in School, Start With Who You Hire

    Dawn Brooks-DeCosta is the principal of Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School in New York City. The school has a strong social justice mission, rigorous curriculum, and commitment to celebrating Black excellence —Kirsten Luce for Education Week Who …

    Source: Education Week - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 13, 2020

    An invitation to an online tour of the Harlem Renaissance

      AN INVITATION TO A UNIQUE VIRTUAL SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE THROUGH THE ARTISTRY OF THE ARTISTS THAT SHAPED THE PERIOD An online tour through the history of the Harlem Renaissance prepared by the …

    Source: Atlanta Daily World - Georgia - Left-wing
  • Published on Oct 13, 2020

    A history of drag and ball culture

    Like RuPaul telling a queen to “Shantay, you stay” on an episode of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” no doubt after she lip-synced for her life, American pop culture has pointed a manicured fingertip at drag culture and said the same. Drag queens shantay, which means …

    Source: Daily 49er - California - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 9, 2020

    Center for Black Excellence and Culture to strengthen community in ‘very aspirational and profound way’

    October 9, 2020 5:37 PM Madalyn O'Neill Posted: October 9, 2020 5:37 PM Updated: October 9, 2020 5:50 PM MADISON, Wis. – Plans for a Black cultural center on Madison’s south side are getting closer to becoming a reality. Dane County Executive Joe …

    Source: WISC-TV Channel 3000 - Wisconsin - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 9, 2020

    SUN Spotlight: Natalie Star

    By Afea Tucker Natalie Star is literally changing the game with the Black Pack. Star was recently interviewed during the Philadelphia Sunday SUN Facebook Spotlight Live broadcast. Visit the Philadelphia Sunday SUN Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/ …

    Source: Philadelphia Sunday Sun - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 7, 2020

    Is Trump our fault? Two authors spar over citizenship, identity and complicity

    On the Shelf Laila Lalami and Ayad Akhtar Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America By Laila Lalami Pantheon: 208 pages, $26 Homeland Elegies By Ayad Akhtar Little Brown: 368 pages, $28 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a …

    Source: Los Angeles Times - California - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 6, 2020

    Actress Armelia McQueen Dead At 68

    Source: Ryan Miller / Getty Armelia McQueen best known for role in 1978’s Ain’t Misbehavin and as the Red Queen in “Adventures in Wonderland,” has died. According to Variety, the news was confirmed by McQueen’s friend, Dorian Hannaway. In a Facebook …

    Source: MadameNoire - Uncategorized
  • Published on Oct 6, 2020

    How the long fight for slavery reparations is slowly being won

    It began with an email. On an especially cold day in Evanston, Illinois, in February 2019, Robin Rue Simmons, 43 years old and two years into her first term as alderman for the city’s historically Black 5th ward, sent an email whose effects would …

    Source: The Guardian - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 5, 2020

    HBCUs: From inclusion to empowerment — a catalyst for change

    These are turbulent times as the country struggles to address the tension of an increasingly diverse population and mounting division. The beautiful and complex mosaic of our modern society continually encounters the familiar foes of inequality and …

    Source: The Hill - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 5, 2020

    Armelia McQueen Dies, Ghost Actress and Broadway Star Was 68

    Sad news is coming in at the start of the week, as Ghost actress and Broadway star Armelia McQueen has passed away. A cause of death hasn't yet been revealed, though McQueen's friend Dorian Hannaway confirmed the performer's passing with an …

    Source: Movie Web - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 3, 2020

    'A writer is one who writes': Covid has made life harder – but I'm still hopeful

    Before Covid-19, as a freelance writer, I spent so many days a year on the road for work that I did not have routines and was hardly anywhere long enough to consider a place home. But I felt lucky to be making my living from the written word, which I had …

    Source: The Guardian - Neutral
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