By Patricia Morrisroe Six months after Beethoven contemplated suicide, confessing his despair over his increasing deafness in the 1802 document known as the Heiligenstadt Testament, he was carousing in taverns with a charismatic new comrade, George Polgreen Bridgetower. This biracial violinist had recently arrived in Vienna, and inspired one of Beethoven’s most famous and passionate pieces, the…
Read More The Black Violinist Who Inspired BeethovenEdna Lewis’ (and my) Biscuits from The Taste of Country Cooking Ingredients 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup cold lard or vegetable shortening, cut into pieces (lard is best) 1/2 cup buttermilk 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted How to Make Them…
Read More Biscuits and JamI knew very little until recently. Resistant starch is a kind of fiber found in certain plant foods which has a positive effect on our digestion. My understanding is that it doesn’t get digested but passes through the body. So where can we find this wonder starch? unripe, green bananas (like those that haven’t turned…
Read More What do you know about resistant starch?With a luxuriant voice redolent of the red soil that sustained her growing up in Georgia, Lizz Wright sanctifies every song she sings. While the vocalist first gained attention delivering Swing Era standards associated with Billie Holiday, she’s continued in recent years as a singer/songwriter whose music eludes definition.
Read More Lizz WrightIn the wake of the shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wis., the Women’s National Basketball Association postponed scheduled games on Wednesday and then again on Thursday, using the time as a “day of reflection” and to recommit to the social justice causes that underpin their season this year.
Read More Women Take the Lead – Again“Fantastic Voyage” – A Tribute to the Funk Music of Dayton, Ohio (LISTEN) BY GOODBLACKNEWS Listen HERE.
Read More Ohio Players and Dayton FunkWhat is antifa and how does it relate to the season of protests? By Erica Evans@Erica_Lee_Evans Updated Sep 2, 2020, 10:05 pm MDT Today in the United States, antifa, which is short for anti-fascists, is known as a very loose collection of individuals and groups who aggressively oppose far-right movements, mainly focusing on white supremacists, neo-Nazis or other…
Read More What is antifa?How can we put our funds where our mouths are? By spending with those who are ethical, who support causes that are important to us, and who don’t support things we would rather not spend our money on. Do you know which politicians your fast food dollars support? What about the big box hardware store?…
Read More Ethical, Socially Conscious ShoppingBY GOODBLACKNEWS ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 According to jbhe.com, Dr. Namandjé Bumpus was appointed chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Bumpus is the first African-American woman to chair an academic department at the highly-rated medical school and the only Black woman currently chairing a pharmacology department at any…
Read More Dr. Namandjé Bumpus Becomes 1st Black Woman Department Chair at Johns Hopkins Medical School