post Jalal Mansur Nuriddin: farewell to the ‘grandfather of rap’ | The Guardian As the founder of the Last Poets, Nuriddin, who has died aged 73, was a hero to everyone from Tupac Shakur to Jimi Hendrix and Miles DavisAfrican American History African American Music Black History KINDR'D KINDR'D Magazine KOLUMN KOLUMN MagazineJune 8, 2018
post The Historical Roots of Blues Music | Black Perspectives The beginnings of the blues can be traced to the late 1860s, arguably the most vicious and violent period in the United States.African American History African American Music Black History KINDR'D KINDR'D Magazine KOLUMN KOLUMN MagazineMay 23, 2018
post R. Kelly and Bill Cosby are not being lynched | Boston Globe If any of these people want to see a public lynching, original photos aren’t hard to find. They can see the hideously disfigured Till in his coffin, left open by his mother Mamie so that the world could see what racists had done to her son.African American Culture African American Music African American News KINDR'D KINDR'D Magazine KOLUMN KOLUMN MagazineMay 7, 2018
post Rory ‘DC’ Felton, victim of fatal stabbing, remembered as pioneering member of go-go scene | The Washington Post Rory “DC” Felton, a pioneering member of the city’s go-go scene, was remembered Sunday for his ebullient personality and his love of the District — best captured by the energetic tune “Take a Little Ride Through the City,” which the saxophonist co-wrote with his Rare Essence bandmates.African American Culture African American Music KINDR'D KINDR'D Magazine KOLUMN KOLUMN MagazineApril 27, 2018
post Lauryn Hill Commemorates 20th Anniversary of ‘The Miseducation’ With New Tour | Colorlines Hill: “I hope the love and energy that permeated this work can continue to inspire change with love and optimism at the helm.”African American Music African American News KINDR'D KOLUMN KOLUMN Magazine MUSICApril 23, 2018
post Underground Railroad Freedom Center will take Mavis Staples there. Singer-activist to be honored. | Cincinnati.com The Freedom Center created the Everyday Freedom Hero Award to recognize individuals and organizations who strive to live up to the ideals of the Underground Railroad movement – courage, cooperation and perseverance – while using one’s resources for the well being and betterment of their community.African American Entertainment African American History African American Music Black History KINDR'D KINDR'D Magazine KOLUMN KOLUMN Magazine R&BApril 19, 2018
post Read Mary J. Blige’s Heartfelt Nina Simone Rock Hall Induction Speech | Rolling Stone Blige honors Simone for singing songs "about injustice, struggle, and black life [that] resonate to this day"African American Activist African American Art African American Culture African American History African American Music Black History KINDR'D KINDR'D Magazine KOLUMN KOLUMN Magazine Race Race Relations RacismApril 17, 2018
post Q-Tip Joins NYU Clive Davis Institute Faculty, Co-Teaches Course Exploring Connections Between Jazz and Hip-Hop | NYU New Course Among the First to Explore Historical, Social, and Musical Connections Between Jazz and Hip-HopAfrican American Entertainment African American Music African American News KINDR'D KINDR'D Magazine KOLUMN KOLUMN MagazineApril 10, 2018
post John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music | Open CultureAfrican American Music Jazz Music KINDR'D KINDR'D Magazine KOLUMN KOLUMN MagazineMarch 28, 2018
post Black Love Experience Promises a Passport to Wakanda in Southeast | AFRO In a small corner of Anacostia where the vestiges of D.C.’s Chocolate City remain, lovers of everything black, beautiful and wondrous gathered to dance, mingle and heal.African American Art African American Commuities African American Culture African American Families African American Lives African American Music Black Love KINDR'D KINDR'D Magazine KOLUMN KOLUMN MagazineMarch 23, 2018
