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A couple of months (yes, months) ago I reached out to author Alexandra Diaz for an interview. We immediately connected, we did the interview and I let it sit in my inbox. And sit. And sit. I could say I’ve been busy (because I have been!) and I could say I simply forgot to post […]
Phenomenal guitarist Kenny Burrell was born on this day in Detroit in 1931. More information about him:
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kenny-burrell-mn0000068780
http://www.npr.org/artists/15320513/kenny-burrell
https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/index_new.php?url=kennyburrell&&width=1280
Betye Saar was born on July 30 in 1926. Information about this fascinating artist:
http://www.visionaryproject.org/saarbetye/
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6688207
https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/betye-saar-reflecting-american-culture-through-assemblage-art
http://artcuratorforkids.com/betye-saar-the-liberation-of-aunt-jemima/
Buddy Guy was born on this day in 1936. Information about him is below:
https://www.biography.com/people/buddy-guy-37980
http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/music-popular-and-jazz-biographies/buddy-guy
It was so awesome to have the chance to sit next to Brenda Perryman, a poet, author and Detroit Legend! Ugly Link: https://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=llH7yiBMNXTRDh5F
was Chester HImes, an African American novelist who wrote detective stories: http://www.detnovel.com/himes.html
http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/HIMES/himes-chester_BIO.html
A silent protest parade in 1917:
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article164116762.html
More resources on this event:
https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai2/forward/text4/silentprotest.pdf
https://hyperallergic.com/392280/naacp-silent-protest-parade-yale/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/1917-silent-parade_us_597b3c01e4b0da64e8789bff?zl
in 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified. This amendment grants citizenship to African Americans. More information on this Amendment is below:
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_revised_1.html
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/14th-amendment-adopted
https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/14thamendment.html
As a follow-up to Tuesday’s Black Kids on Covers post, here’s a look back at one of the authors included as she discusses her first two novels and how music helped her to write them. I wonder what music she wrote to while working on her upcoming Dread Nation! Enjoy this throwback post… What […]
Woodie King, Jr. . .:http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/woodie-king-jr
More resources on Woodie King, Jr. :
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454392/
https://www.tcg.org/Default.aspx?TabID=6413
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