We are the backbone of musicology in America.
By Xavier Ramey When we, Black Americans, say we have fundamentally and undeniably shaped American culture and economics, this is...
Black Culture
RIP Elliot “Enorman” Harris
I have some sad news to report. Our friend Elliot "Enorman" Harris has passed away. Funeral info is available at...
Grover Washington
Grover Washington Jr - A Cultural Awakening by Bob Davis Note: originally written as an album review for the "Grover...
Aretha – She was OURS, WE made her Queen. WE gave her the crown…
By Darrell McNeill She was OURS... WE made her Queen. WE gave her the crown... She didn't ask for it....
Black Swan Records
In order to fully appreciate the significance of Black Swan’s impact on the record industry and what that meant to...
Remembering James Mtume
Telling me that James Mtume passed away, for me is just like you just told me that Willie Mays had...
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...
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...
