MUSIC MONDAY: “Snatch It Back and Hold It” – Celebrating Chicago Blues (LISTEN)
[Photo: Otis Spann & James Cotton rehearsing in Muddy Waters’ basement, Chicago, IL, 1965. Courtesy Chicago History Museum] Chicago blues began to emerge following the Great Migration of African Americans from the southern U.S. to the industrial cities of...Zaila Avant-Garde, 13, Wins National Online Spelling Bee
[Photo: Zaila Avant-Garde via Instagram | @basketballasart)] According to wafb.com, 13 year-old Zaila Avant-Garde, a 7th grader from Harvey, LA, beat out 88 of the best young spellers in the country to win the first-ever Kaplan Online Spelling Bee, hosted in...MUSIC: Celebrating Jamaican Independence Day with Stevie Wonder Reggae Covers (LISTEN)
by Jeff Meier (FB: Jeff.Meier.90) Jamaican Independence Day is celebrated every August 6th in honor of the date in 1962 when Jamaica gained its independence from England after more than 300 years of British colonial rule. On the heels of Jamaica’s independence,...Jay Z Partners With Long Island University in Brooklyn to Create Roc Nation School of Music, Sports and Entertainment
The Carters are working their empowerment game on all ends. Just days after Beyoncé drops her “Black Is King” visual album on Disney+, Jay Z continues his commitment to Black and Brown people by employing his global entertainment company, Roc Nation, to...Now Hear This
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