May 17, 2020

Aysha Khan April 17, 2020 (RNS) — As the coronavirus outbreak takes a disproportionately deadly toll on seniors and African Americans, a new oral history initiative aims to train black Muslim youth to document their elderly community members’ stories. The Wisdom of the Elders Project is a “long-overdue” effort to capture black Muslim seniors’ “past, present and…

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Worldwide Concert for Our Culture: Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2020 Virtual Gala I watched the most interesting concert. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis with special performances by: Baqir Abbas | Brussels Jazz Orchestra | Cécile McLorin Salvant and Sullivan Fortner  | Chano Dominguez | Chucho Valdés | Dianne Reeves | Hamilton de Holanda | Igor Butman |…

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