Photos
Senate Confirms Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson as National Endowment for the Arts Chair, 1st African American and Mexican American to Lead the NEA
Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson was confirmed by the U.S Senate on Saturday as Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. Jackson is the first African American and Mexican American to lead the organization. To quote The Washington Post: Jackson, 56, earned a doctorate...
MUSIC MONDAY: An Afroclectic Christmas Playlist for 2021 (LISTEN)
by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Twitter: @marlonw IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest) Happy Holiday Season, you all! I am thrilled to offer this “afroclectic” of music to round out 2021’s Christmastime. With more that a little help from my friends I’ve assembled...
MUSIC: Ultimate “Soul of the Season” Christmas Soundtrack – Deluxe Edition (LISTEN)
by Jeff Meier (FB: Jeff.Meier.90) In my house today, we’re hopefully finally getting our Christmas tree decorated, and hitting up the internet to buy a few more A Year of Good Black News 2022 calendars for our friends and family. And in the background, of...
MUSIC MONDAY: “Cool Yule” – A Jazzy Christmas Collection (LISTEN)
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) With Thanksgiving firmly in our rearview, it is officially time to bring on the peppermint, egg nog and, best of all (at least in my mind), Christmas music playlists! This season Good Black News is starting off with a...
MUSIC MONDAY: Redemption Songs – Thanksgiving Music for 2021 (LISTEN)
by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Twitter: @marlonw IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest) This week many of us will be with friends and family to give thanks, cherish each other, and delight in good eats. For most of us it will be the first time in two years. Here’s...
Accessibility Statement for KLEKfm.org
This is an accessibility statement from KLEK-LP 102.5 FM. Measures to support accessibility KLEK-LP 102.5 FM takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of KLEKfm.org: Include accessibility throughout our internal policies. Conformance status The Web Content...
Artist Kerry James Marshall to Create Racial Justice-Themed Stained Glass Art for Washington National Cathedral to Replace Confederate Iconography
Washington National Cathedral recently announced it will replace its stained-glass windows that formerly featured Confederate iconography (removed in 2017) with racial-justice themed windows created by world-renowned artist Kerry James Marshall. The Cathedral’s...
Artist Kerry James Marshall to Create Racial Justice-Themed Stained Glass Art for Washington National Cathedral to Replace Confederate Iconography
Washington National Cathedral recently announced it will replace its stained-glass windows that formerly featured Confederate iconography (removed in 2017) with racial-justice themed windows created by world-renowned artist Kerry James Marshall. The Cathedral’s...
ART: “Woody De Othello:Hope Omens” Exhibition of Ceramics at John Michael Kohler Arts Center in WI Opens 9/26
SHEBOYGAN, WI —An exhibition of ceramics by the artist Woody De Othello will be on view at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center from September 26, 2021 through September 25, 2022. Woody De Othello: Hope Omens presents a series of nearly 20 large anthropomorphic vessels...
ART: “Woody De Othello:Hope Omens” Exhibition of Ceramics at John Michael Kohler Arts Center in WI Opens 9/26
SHEBOYGAN, WI —An exhibition of ceramics by the artist Woody De Othello will be on view at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center from September 26, 2021 through September 25, 2022. Woody De Othello: Hope Omens presents a series of nearly 20 large anthropomorphic vessels...