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Blaze's 1990 album 𝟤𝟧 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 captures the nuances of Newark’s distinct take on house within a strikingly ambitious concept—using the sound and style of Newark’s nightclubs to ask complex questions about the end of the Civil Rights Movement
The Conceptual House Album That Tells the Bittersweet Story of Newark’s Post-Civil Rights Era
The New Jersey trio Blaze’s singular 1990 record ‘25 Years Later’ wrestles with the unfulfilled promises of Black liberation.
www.hearingthings.co
January 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Blaze's 1990 album 𝟤𝟧 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 captures the nuances of Newark’s distinct take on house within a strikingly ambitious concept—using the sound and style of Newark’s nightclubs to ask complex questions about the end of the Civil Rights Movement
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Another monumental loss of a visionary and transformational artist.
Rest in Peace and Power, Lorraine O’Grady.
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
Rest in Peace and Power, Lorraine O’Grady.
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
Lorraine O’Grady, Conceptual Artist Who Advocated for Black Women’s Perspectives, Dies at 90
Lorraine O'Grady, a conceptual artist and performance artist who shined a light on Black women's perspectives, is dead at 90.
www.artnews.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Another monumental loss of a visionary and transformational artist.
Rest in Peace and Power, Lorraine O’Grady.
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
Rest in Peace and Power, Lorraine O’Grady.
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
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Hope Delaware realizes how lucky they are to have a Sarah McBride who actually cares about them and their problems as opposed to a Nancy Mace who is a villain out of a Disney cartoon.
November 20, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Hope Delaware realizes how lucky they are to have a Sarah McBride who actually cares about them and their problems as opposed to a Nancy Mace who is a villain out of a Disney cartoon.
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
November 18, 2024 at 1:29 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin