Tag Archives: African American

'Get In Union' featuring the amazing voice of Bessie Jones is a 60 track collection of amazing field recordings from the incredible Alan Lomax collection. A real piece of American history.

'Freedom Highway' from Rhiannon Giddens is one of those amazing rarities, a politically charged and artistically refined album. The music is spectacular, the lyrics are beautiful and inspiring, and the singing is as glorious as you'll hear anywhere.

In 'Forgotten,' Hervieus tells the story of this group of freedom fighters as she also imbues the work with the tensions of the racial politics of the time as well as the human bravery for a group fighting for freedom and for many giving up their lives for something they had yet to earn for themselves.

"You have to write about something that you care about -– something that you care about a lot — or it will never resonate and you will never be able to finish."

A difficult period in the history of race relations in America is nevertheless given a nostalgic hue in this familiar but effective story of a May-September romance.

Giving proof to the words of John Keats: "A thing of beauty is a joy forever".

August Wilson's authentic but cliched early work is revived in a solid production at the Pasadena Playhouse.

This is not just a link to history, but a living, breathing example of a distinct culture.

Makes it obvious how much African American culture has been an influence on American popular culture as a whole.

Self-published author talks about her love for writing and her views on books for children of color.