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NYS Commission on African American History with Special Guest Secretary of State Walter T. Mosley
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (934+ words) In commemoration of Black History Month, we sit down with New York's Secretary of State Walter T. Mosley to discuss the exciting work of the New York State Commission on African American History. Interviewees'Walter T. Mosley, New York's Secretary of State and…...
The Fern Tree is a Peekskill fixture — after many longtime Black businesses have gone
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (817+ words) Across the country, Black-owned businesses make up just 2.5% of all businesses. In Peekskill, New York, one long-time business owner says many Black businesses locally have disappeared. Lafern Joseph, or " as the community knows her " Miss Fern, has been a Black…...
These fragile quilts by Black craftspeople need to be preserved — but the federal government has pulled the funds
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (724+ words) The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) is home to one of the world's largest collections of African-American quilts " some 3,000 of them. Bequeathed to the museum in 2019 by the estate of the late private collector Eli Leon, the…...
Carolina to 'Cowboy Carter' and back: A celebration of Black roots music finds a home
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (1727+ words) at a deliberate remove from the country music power center of Nashville. Durham, with its rich tradition of Black entrepreneurship, is the city Palmer calls home, in the state where Giddens and ... Carolina to 'Cowboy Carter' and back: A celebration…...
This Harlem pastor fights mental health stigma — and shares his own struggles
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (795+ words) First Corinthian Baptist Church founded a separate nonprofit that employs therapists to bring mental health care to a community where stigma remains a high barrier to healing. It was his own mental health crisis that helped Michael A. Walrond, Jr. to…...
Filmmaker Jay Craven talks about new film that looks at Vermont’s early history with Ethan Allen and freed slave Lucy Terry Prince
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (1162+ words) Lost Nation" tells the stories of two individuals: Ethan Allen and his efforts to obtain statehood for Vermont and former slave Lucy Terry Prince and her family's struggle to settle in the area. Filmmaker Jay Craven talks about new film…...
"The Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience" premieres on PBS All Arts
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (210+ words) The new concert documentary, \The Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience\" showcases a 28-piece hip-hop orchestra led by JooWan Kim, a Korean-born composer blending the worlds of hip-hop and classical masters like Mozart, Beethoven, and Bach. \The Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience\" will premiere on…...
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