By Ryan Reed Feb. 12, 2021 Nytimes.com Chick Corea, the pioneering keyboardist, and bandleader who died on Tuesday at 79, will be forever regarded as a crucial architect of jazz-rock fusion. For more than five decades, Corea modified his sound to follow that simple maxim — chasing whims from bebop to free jazz to fusion to contemporary classical.…
Read More Chick Corea RIP (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021)Charlayne Hunter-Gault, a living connection to this history and a prominent name in television and radio news, worked on the MacNeil/Lehrer Report on PBS starting in 1978, later worked in South Africa for National Public Radio and then CNN. Her work won two Emmys and two Peabody Awards. She’d made history of her own just…
Read More Charlayne Hunter-GaultCelebrating Artists’ Portraits at the Library of Congress for African American History Month blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2021/02/celebrating-artists-portraits-at-the-library-of-congress-for-african-american-history-month/ The Family Life of Ralph Ellison blogs.loc.gov/catbird/2021/02/the-family-life-of-ralph-ellison/ Honoring African American Contributions in Medicine: Midwives blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2020/06/honoring-african-american-contributions-in-medicine-midwives/ Katherine Dunham’s Ethnographic Research in the Caribbean blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2021/02/katherine-dunham-in-the-caribbean/ Frederick Douglass Newspapers, 1847-1874: Now Online blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2020/01/frederick-douglass-newspapers-1847-1874-now-online/ Sojourner Truth and the Power of Copyright Registration blogs.loc.gov/copyright/2020/12/sojourner-truth-and-the-power-of-copyright-registration/ The Beauty Entrepreneur: Madam C. J. Walker blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2020/03/madam-c-j-walker/…
Read More Celebrating Black History: Blog Posts from Around the Library of CongressSaturday February 20 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Matt DeChamplain, solo piano The program features pianist Matt DeChamplain playing the jazz stylings of 10 different pianists (with one or two encores anticipated with his wife, the amazing vocalist Atla DeChamplain). His selections range from rag to bop to modern, Matt is a student, a teacher, and a performer of…
Read More Matt DeChamplain, solo pianoFully virtual this year for the first time, ASALH’s 95th annual Black History Month festival will examine the theme “The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity.” Events open to the public include an author talk with the former astronaut Mae Jemison, a discussion on “How African-American Families Have Been Portrayed in the Media” and music…
Read More Association for the Study of African-American Life and History’s Virtual FestivalLyric soprano Leontyne Price was born on February 10, 1927, in Laurel, Mississippi. Price debuted on Broadway in April 1952. Her successful career took her to leading opera houses around the world and brought eighteen Grammy awards as well as the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1985, Price gave her final performance at New York’s Lincoln Center in the title role…
Read More Leontyne PriceOn Jan. 6, a virulent form of Christian nationalism burst into the public view. What can religious leaders and others do to bring these people — and the country — back from the brink? By Mya Jaradat Feb 7, 2021, 10:00pm MST In the wake of a tumultuous transfer of presidential power, religious leaders are taking a…
Read More How (White) Americans can address Christian nationalism in their congregations and communitiesHome Security System: Marie Van Brittan Brown was the inventor of the first home security system. Her patent also laid the groundwork for the modern closed-circuit television system that is widely used for surveillance, home security systems, push-button alarm triggers, crime prevention, and traffic monitoring. Talk about Multi-function!!
Read More Marie Van Brittan BrownAnnie Campbell Updated February 22, 2019 Updated by us 2/12/21 Most Unique Flavor: Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla. Just tastes super different from the others’ flavor. If you’re from Texas, you know Blue Bell. Can’t Put Down the Spoon: Breyers Natural Vanilla. Not one foul word could be said by our testers about this flavor. The carton delivered…
Read More We Tried 13 Brands of Vanilla Ice Cream to Find the Best OneThis is one of my favorite desserts from back in the day when Helen Corbitt was in charge of the restaurants at Neiman-Marcus. This is an updated version of that most delicious and iconic dessert. Prep: 25 mins Cook: 10 mins Total: 35 mins Yield: Serves 6 (really serves just me, twice) Ingredients 7 ounces…
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