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Spirit of Ntu: South African piano maestro Nduduzo Makhathini on his 10th album

by lisadtinsley June 16, 2022

Phuti Sepuru – Lecturer in Jazz, University of Pretoria Nduduzo Makhathini is a prolific South African pianist, improviser, healer, educator, scholar and storyteller. He possesses a gift that enables him to…

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June 16, 2022 0 comment 699 views
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How Minneapolis made Prince

by lisadtinsley June 4, 2022

Rashad Shabazz – Associate Professor at the School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University It’s been six years since Prince’s death, but fascination about the artist, the man and his…

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June 4, 2022 0 comment 492 views
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African-American Music Appreciation Month: Five essential reads

by lisadtinsley June 1, 2022

Nick Lehr – Arts + Culture Editor To commemorate African-American Music Appreciation Month this June, Vice-President Kamala Harris released a Spotify playlist with songs spanning genres and generations, from TLC’s “Waterfalls”…

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June 1, 2022 0 comment 449 views
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Jackie Robinson was a radical – don’t listen to the sanitized version of history

by lisadtinsley May 8, 2022

Peter Dreier – E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics, Occidental College In our new book, “Baseball Rebels: The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed…

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May 8, 2022 0 comment 381 views
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Grammy winner explains why Adele is right – album tracks should not be shuffled

by lisadtinsley February 24, 2022

Lisa D. Tinsley For as long as albums have existed, they have offered listeners wonder, hope, truth and reality concerning the state of the human condition. This is achieved through a…

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February 24, 2022 0 comment 391 views
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Sidney Poitier – Hollywood’s first Black leading man reflected the civil rights movement on screen

by lisadtinsley February 22, 2022

Aram Goudsouzian – Bizot Family Professor of History, University of Memphis In the summer of 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. introduced the keynote speaker for the 10th-anniversary convention banquet of…

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February 22, 2022 0 comment 634 views
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Chief Keef changed the music industry – and it’s time he gets the credit he deserves

by lisadtinsley November 30, 2021

Jabari Evans – Assistant Professor of Race and Media, University of South Carolina Before he was arrested in December 2011, Chief Keef was a 16-year-old budding rap star. He’d released…

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November 30, 2021 0 comment 1127 views
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R. Kelly was aided by a network of complicity – common in workplace abuse – that enabled crimes to go on for decades

by lisadtinsley November 1, 2021

R&B singer R. Kelly was found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking charges on Sept 27, 2021, having been exposed as the ringleader of a decades-long scheme to recruit girls, boys and…

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November 1, 2021 0 comment 496 views
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What’s behind the magic of live music?

by lisadtinsley October 27, 2021

For months, fans were relegated to watching their favorite singers and musicians over Zoom or via webcasts. Now, live shows – from festivals like Lollapalooza to Broadway musicals – are officially back. The songs…

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October 27, 2021 0 comment 547 views
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In ‘Rumors,’ Lizzo and Cardi B pull from the ancient Greeks, putting a new twist on an old tradition

by lisadtinsley September 7, 2021

Grace B. McGowan – PhD Candidate in American Studies, Boston University It isn’t often that a pop star releases a music video that aligns so well with my academic research. But…

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September 7, 2021 0 comment 713 views
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