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It is International Women's History Month and GroovaLottos keyboardist and singer reflects on the influence of legendary jazz great, Nina Simone on his performance style.
As the truck and equipment trailer of The GroovaLottos tooled through Dedham after another successful show at the Dedham Square Coffeehouse, the strains of Nina Simone's "Sinner Man" could be heard on the truck stereo. Mwalim turned it up slightly and began to sing along and even started scatting as Simone's rapid-fire, Pentacos
Episode 3: Mwalim pays tribute to Women's History Month, discusses the importance of parental involvement in the education process, a bit of the Louis Apollon Band, the Mass Hip-hop Archive, and a performance by The ZYG.
By Gloria Dulan-Wilson
Well, the Eagles have won the election, but the turkeys and buzzards are already circling to try to thwart the progress that has been made. According to the communique below from the CEO of the International Association for Women of Color Day, Susan Brooks, 97 racist Rep-ugh-blicans have written a letter to President Obama claiming that UN Ambassador Susan Rice is unfit to assume the role of Secretary of State when Hillary Clinton vacates the post.
Of course, int
By Gloria Dulan-Wilson ~
There is an old African proverb that says, "when you are passing royalty, bow your head, and you will harvest bananas (great wealth)."
That was how I felt whenever I was in the presence of Hal Jackson. Not because he was haughty or aloof - but because he was Broadcast Royalty. Hal was open, warm, friendly, a true master of his craft; and one of the most wonderful, friendly brothers I have ever met (with the exception of his cohort, the late Percy Ellis Sutton).
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May 1, 2012
Raynard Jackson
When the average American thinks of Rwanda, there are two thoughts that come to mind—genocide and gorillas.
During the early 1990s, Rwanda killed almost 1 million of its own people in a brazen display of ethnic cleansing. As with the Jewish Holocaust, the world stood idly by and pretended that they saw nothing!
Rwanda is also known to contain an estimated 1/3 of the world’s mountain gorillas.
This is the extent of the knowledge most Americans have about Rwanda.
April 20, 2012
Raynard Jackson
During a BBC radio address titled, “The Russian Enigma,” on October 1, 1939, former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill said, “I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest.”
The simple meaning behind Churchill’s statement is--something that is a puzzle or something difficult to solve. Churchill’s statement sums up quite concisely, t
Cyntoia Brown was just 16 years old when she was picked up by a 43-year-old man who ended up dead by her hand. In 2006, she was convicted for murder – as an adult – and sentenced to life in prison.Today Cyntoia’s story is being told across the nation through the film Me Facing Life: Cyntoia’s Story, a documentary for Independent Television Services (ITVS) by Daniel Birman. Lipscomb University’s HumanDocs Film Series and ITVS Community Cinema are partnering to bring the film to audiences free of
Disturbing allegations of a cover-up of child sexual abuse at Penn State are a window into the way the economics of college sports can override basic decency.
November 8, 2011
AFTER 46 seasons coaching at Penn State University, coach Joe Paterno now faces a crisis that could burn the storied football program to the ground. And if recent charges are true, his legacy deserves to burn along with it.
For those who haven't heard, long
The Rev. Al Sharpton calls Mark Allen "One of Chicago's legendary political activists"
MARK S. ALLEN, Daily News Blog/Commentary
AND THE ORDINARY PEOPLE SAID
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THE JAMAICAN NATIONAL HERITAGE TRUST RECENTLY PAID A VISIT TO PINNACLE AND OBSERVED THE BAKERY COMPLEX, WELL AND THE GRAVE OF MRS. TENNENT BENT HOWELL WHO PASSED IN 1942 APPARENTLY AFTER FALLING OFF THE STEEP HILLSIDE. HER SONS AND GRANDCHILDREN HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND HER GRAVE DUE TO THE DEVELOPER BLASTING AWAY OF THE MOUNTAINSIDE.
IT WAS A TEAR JERKER TO WATCH BILL HOWELL AND HIS WIFE VISIT WITH THE REMAINS OF MRS. TENNENT BENT HOWELL. OH WAT PUNISHMENT THEY STILL PUNISH THE HOWELL FAMILY!!!
Mark Allen Co Hosts VIP Reception & Business Briefing Wednesday June 16th with National President/CEO of Rain Nutrition Company
MARK ALLEN TALKS - ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. "As a Board member of The Black Wall Street-Chicago Project, I am pleased to help host these national company executives from Rain International, and expose grassroots entrepreneurs to the company's Chicago faith based cause initiative, and most importantly, local investment and small business, local job creation, ownership opport
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