The Quizzical Case Against Lee “Scratch” Perry: The Most Important Producer You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of
The selective acknowledgement of Black genius by mainstream pop music and its gatekeepers weighs like an anchor on the collective...
Black Culture
Pour a Taste For A Brotha Who Is No Longer With Us
I initially wrote this piece in December of 2001, so some of you may want to skip past it this...
Book Recommendation – After Dark: Birth of The Disco Dance Party
I'd like to make a book recommendation. If you have ever been to Lucifers, Leviticus, Justines, Brandi, Bogards in Manhattan,...
“Whitey on the Moon” or Summer Of Soul and the Legacy of the Harlem Cultural Festival
Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is the directorial debut of Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, a...
Soul-Patrol 25 – Wall of Fame
In the memory of those no longer with us and the huge contribution they made to our site while they...
Press Release & Interview: Patricia Wilson Aden named new President & CEO of The Blues Foundation
President and CEO of the African American Museum in Philadelphia and former Executive Director of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation...
Review – High On The Hog (Alison Crockett)
As I finished watching the Netflix series “High on the Hog” I feel strangely satisfied and upset at the same...
Our government is not going to do anything to stop the murder of Black men and boys by police officers
It’s crystal clear that our government is not going to do anything to stop the murder of Black men and...
Doo Wop Doo Doo Pt 1 (Tribute to an Old Lady From Pittsburgh)
This is a story with many chapters. Some of them nice. Some of them not so nice. All of it...
APOLOGY TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING:
Dr. King on behalf of my brothers and sisters I apologize for our behavior.I'm sure that on this day back...
