Miriam Makeba was the first African to win a Grammy, but only when she partnered with a US star, Harry Belafonte. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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by Jill Vaughan, Monash University and Josef Noel Tye, Monash University
Northern Irish hip hop trio Kneecap have been making waves, not just as...
JOE PLUMMER’S PRODUCTION, “GET READY,” IS PLAYING AT THE PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER’S HELEN WAYNE RAUH REHEARSAL HALL THROUGH NOVEMBER 9.
by Genea L. Webb
For New...
• NOVEMBER 5
1867—The first Reconstruction Constitutional Convention takes place in Montgomery, Ala. In attendance were 90 Whites and 18 Blacks. Reconstruction would bring forth...
by Chat McDuffie
Howard University News Service
Forget movie of the year — “Sinners” is a cultural event, a cinematic reckoning that redefines what Black horror...
Pearl Primus
• OCTOBER 29
1929—The Stock Market collapses ushering in the Great Depression bringing about Black unemployment rates ranging from 25 to 40 percent. The...
MIRACLE JONES, RYN PARKS, DJ MANNY DIBIACHI AND CATHRYN CALHOUN WITH RIAN LOUIS (RED BLAZER).
by Naomi C. Ilochi
For New Pittsburgh Courier
A weekend in Pittsburgh...
JULIANDRA JONES
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) is proud to present the Hip-Hop Art Camp, a two-part workshop series designed to inspire...
