Tag: African-American history

Selma Revisited: from Violent Racism to Reflective Compassion (part 1)

January 7, 2015

Left to right, Producers of the Golen Globe Award-nominated film Selma: Dede Gardner, Oprah Winfrey, and director Ava DuVernay. (photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for AFI)  The movie Selma, directed and executive produced by Ava DuVernay, opened on Christmas Day 2014 and rang in the New Year 2015 with domestic sales estimated at $1, 204,000 … More Selma Revisited: from Violent Racism to Reflective Compassion (part 1)

Citizens of Newark Honor City and Historian Clement Alexander Price

November 20, 2014

                      Clement Alexander Price (photo by Nick Romanenko and Rutgers Magazine) The celebration held at Bethany Baptist Church in Newark, NJ, on November 14, 2014, honored the city itself as much as it did the life of historian Clement Alexander Price, who passed on November 5. “Everything he touched he made better,” said fellow historian … More Citizens of Newark Honor City and Historian Clement Alexander Price

New Orleans’ Bayou Maharajah arrives in Savannah (part 2 of 2)

December 22, 2013

Piano virtuoso James Carroll Booker III. (photo: Wikipedia Creative Commons) “With my ninth mind I resurrect my first and dance slow to the music of my soul made new.” ––from Visions of a Skylark Dressed in Black While he lived, James Booker was apparently known by many titles. The tradition in African American music of … More New Orleans’ Bayou Maharajah arrives in Savannah (part 2 of 2)