In 2020, to celebrate JazzTimes’ 50th anniversary, we made a bold (some would say foolhardy) call: the top 50 jazz albums of the past 50 … Read More “The 10 Best Jazz Albums of the 1920s: Critics’ Picks” The post The 10 Best Jazz Albums of the 1920s: Critics’ Picks appeared first on JazzTimes.
Vocalist Melissa Stylianou, guitarist Gene Bertoncini, and bassist Ike Sturm make for a canorous combination. A working trio elevated by keen conversational rapport and an … Read More “Melissa Stylianou Featuring Gene Bertoncini & Ike Strum: Dream Dancing (Anzic)” The post Melissa Stylianou Featuring Gene Bertoncini & Ike Strum: Dream Dancing (Anzic) appeared first on
Jae Stephens has returned with a new song, “What’s A Monday,” encouraging others to live each day as if it’s their last. It was released as part of a partnership between Google and HBO Insecure creator Issa Rae’s imprint Raedio. On “What’s A Monday,” which she co-wrote with J.LBS (Kendrick Lamar, Ella Mai, Jhené Aiko), who
By Cara Williams, Special to the AFRO Sherman Hardy, 38, says he has always been the youngest in the boardroom and many of the rooms he has entered to make […] The post Sherman Hardy: Drawing on military experience to make Prince George’s County affordable and equitable appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Tashi McQueen, Report For America Corps Member, Political Writer for The AFRO America had a dilemma. Men were at war around the world- for a second time. It was […] The post ‘Rosie the Riveter’ and the Black women who joined a movement appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Byna Elliott, Head of JPMorgan Chase Advancing Black Pathways Last month we celebrated Juneteenth. It is both a celebration of freedom and a reminder of the work that still […] The post Community banking to community building appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Camika Royal, for Word in Black Amidst battles over various school reforms throughout the nation, urban educators strive to meet students’, families’, and communities’ extensive needs despite having the […] The post #WordinBlack: Black educators are being ‘Rapidly Pushed’ out of the classroom appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Cara Williams and Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO Angela Alsobrooks, 51, is a lifelong resident of Prince George’s County. She received her bachelor’s degree in Public Policy from […] The post Alsobrooks campaigns for four more years, though challenges with police, schools remain appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor Election Day in Prince George’s County Maryland is a major affair. The County is Maryland’s second most populous county with close to a million […] The post Election Day: Where are the souls of Black folk in Prince George’s County? appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Cara Williams, Special to the AFRO Billy W. Bridges, 61, worked for the Prince George’s County school system for 24 years and has seen the county’s uneven economic growth, […] The post Billy W. Bridges: A plan to bridge the North-South divide in Prince George’s County appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .