Drawn from a cache of personal video recordings from the past 22 years, director Steve Loveridge’s Sundance award winning MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. is…
Come to My Garden (1970) introduced the world to Minnie Riperton, the solo artist. Minnie captivated listeners with her earth-shattering voice’s uncanny ability to evoke melancholy…
Jayna Brown is professor in the Graduate Program in Media Studies at Pratt Institute. She earned her PhD in American Studies at Yale University. Her areas…
14th May 2024 – Minnie Riperton is African-American Singer-Songwriter and famously produced the record ‘Lovin’ You’, a lullaby for her daughter. Originally trained in opera…
16th June – I attended the Black British Music exhibition and I was very please to see the thorough history of African-British culture going back…
17 May 2024 – Donna Summer, African-American, Singer-Songwriter, i the discusses the process of making the hit record ‘I feel love’ and making her albums….
Blues Legacies and Black Feminism by Angela Y. Davis, a study diving in to the feminist impact of 20th century Jazz Singers, Gertrude “Ma” Rainey,…