Re-enactors Keep Memory of Black Civil War Troops Alive
In this photo taken July 17, 2010, re-enactors portray members of the 54th Massachusetts regiment during a program at Fort Moultrie, on Sullivans Island, S.C. SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. — The role of black Civil War troops in gaining the freedom of black Americans was pushed to a distant corner of the national memory for decades. [...]
Men of Color To Arms
Black Soldiers, Indian Wars, and the Quest for Equality By Elizabeth D. Leonard The story of the black soldiers who helped save the Union, conquer the West, and build the nation. In 1863, at the height of the Civil War, Frederick Douglass promised African Americans that serving in the military offered a sure path to [...]
Backstreet Cultural Museum | New Orleans
The Museum’s mission is to present and preserve the unique cultural traditions of New Orleans’ African American society, including Mardi Gras Indians, Jazz funerals, and Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs. Through its programs and exhibitions of artifacts, memorabilia, photos, and videos, the Museum endeavors to protect these treasures of the community. The Backstreet Cultural Museum [...]
Prince of Broadway
Prince of Broadway is the story of Lucky and Levon, two men whose lives converge in the underbelly of New York’s wholesale fashion district. Lucky, an illegal immigrant from Ghana, makes ends meet by soliciting shoppers on the street with knock-off brand merchandise. Levon, an Armenian-Lebanese immigrant, operates an illegal storefront with a concealed back [...]
BB King & Buddy Guy @ Hollywood Bowl
This summer’s Jazz at the Bowl series continues it run on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 8PM featuring two titans of the blues……Bowl Hall of Famer B.B. King, reigning of blues master for over four decades, as fast and relentless as ever; and, leading off, Buddy Guy, a Chicago blues pioneer who influenced such legends [...]
