Dr. Tyler D Parry Part One
On this episode, I speak with Dr. Tyler D. Parry, professor of African American and African Diaspora studies at UNLV, about his latest project "Jumping The Broom: A Multicultural History" based on his Zora Neale Hurston Prize award-winning paper, "Married in Slavery Time"…

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Texas Blues – Mance Lipscomb
Episode One Celebrating the Rich history of Texas Blues, Jack Dappa Blues Public media has produced an original series in association with the Lonestar Blues and Heritage Festival highlighting Texas Blues Legends. Lonestar Blues and Heritage festivals' mission is to raise…

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Juneteenth and African American Traditional Music
Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley Juneteenth should always be mentioned with the term "African American Traditional Music!" Juneteenth is the celebration of the releasing of the last remaining slaves after the emancipation proclamation and civil war. In 1865, June 19 Union soldiers led…

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Keisha-Gaye Anderson
Keisha-Gaye Anderson is a Jamaican-born poet, creative writer, visual artist, and media professional living in Brooklyn, NY. She is the author of the poetry collection Gathering the Waters (Jamii Publishing 2014), which was accepted into the Poets House Library and the National Library…

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Nascha Joli
Nascha A. Joli was born and raised in Harlem, New York City. She grew up in the Sugar Hill section of Harlem where she was educated in the New York City public school system. Ms. Joli graduated cum laude from the City College of…

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