Bridge of Silver Wings 2025

African-American Music Links Cultural Legacies around the Globe (part 1 of 3)

Following the death of Michael Jackson during Black Music Month 2009 a crowd gathers and dances outside the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. (photo by Getty Images) The basic idea underlying the…

June 1, 2013

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Creative Thinkers International and 21st Century Notions of Community – Bright Skylark Literary Productions

Syrian children behind a barbed wire fence at the Ceylanpinar refugee camp in the Sanliurfa province of Turkey. (Photo by Reuters) At the heart of Creative Thinkers International’s operational philosophy has always been a core belief in the ability of positive creativity to help inspire nonviolent conflict resolution. This is…

May 30, 2013

literature

Kindle Edition of Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance Released – Bright Skylark Literary Productions

(embossed art rendering of Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance courtesy of Bright Skylark Lit Prods) Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance, first published by Facts On File in 2003 and through Infobase Publishing in 2010, is now available as a Kindle Edition on Amazon and that is big news for a…

May 10, 2013

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World-class Musicians Honor Turkey’s Long Relationship with Jazz (part 1) – Music in the Global Community

The “Genius of Soul” Ray Charles with Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun (photo by Fred Prouser and Reuters) “God has wrought many things out of oppression. He has endowed his creatures with the capacity to create—and from this capacity has flowed the sweet songs of sorrow and joy that…

May 1, 2013