In The Arts

Haitian American spoken word artist Melissa Lalin Briye Beauvery grew up in Brooklyn.  All 9 tracks on her cd, My Grandmother’s Tongue, are dedicated to her grandmother.  Melissa grew up surrounded …
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In Toni Morrison’s widely-acclaimed novel Beloved, she features a black grandmother who transcends the barriers of time and mortality. Though mainly revealed through flashbacks and a supernatural presence that haunts …
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You saw Big Mama Thornton in her cocktail dresses & cut off boots & in her cowboy hat & man’s suit as she drummed & hollered out the happy hour …
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Artist Elizabeth Catlett (April 15, 1915-April 2, 2012) created a massive amount of work over her lifetime (sculptures, prints). Her granddaughter Naima Mora shared, “It had to …
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Silver gray hair neatly combed in place. There were four generations of love on her face. She was so wise, no surprise passed her eyes, She’d seen it all.

I …
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To those aware of the spiritual jazz genre/movement, the name that usually comes to mind is John Coltrane. During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s, jazz music was at …
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It’s very rare that the Caldwell, Brown, and Blount family will have a gathering for a celebration and Verlinda is not on cooking duty. Whether it be a birthday, Sunday …
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This picture was taken by Gordon Parks in Washington D.C in 1942. It appears in Parks’ word-and-picture poem book Moments without Proper Names, showcasing the tragedies of American poverty in hopes …
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American Gothic is Gordon Parks’s most recognizable portrait. It was photographed in Washington, D.C. in 1942 during the photographer’s fellowship with the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Instructed to go out …
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