Nat King Cole

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is a research library of the New York Public Library (NYPL) and an archive repository for information on people of African descent worldwide. Located at 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Avenue) between West 135th and 136th Streets in the Harlem

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Alfred W. Zollar

Alfred W. Zollar was the General Manager of IBM Tivoli Software from July 2004 until January 2011. In this role, Zollar was responsible for the executive leadership, strategy and P&L of the Tivoli brand, a global, multi-billion dollar business within IBM’s $20 Billion Software

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Is it end of the road for oil scam fugitive Devani?

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The History and Meaning Behind West African Kente Cloth

Kente is a brightly coloured, banded material and is the most widely known cloth produced in Africa. Although kente cloth is now identified with the Akan people in West Africa, and particularly the Asante Kingdom, the term originates from the neighbouring Fante. Kente cloth is closely related to

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Steelpan

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Hi Hat Club

In the 1940s and 1950s, at the corner of Massachusetts and Columbus Avenues, stood a landmark in the history of jazz, the Hi-Hat Club. (The new Harriet Tubman House now occupies the site). Originally it was a supper club patronized by whites listening to 'white' music, but the music became

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An Introduction to Jazz

Just getting started learning about jazz? In this collection of jazz resources for beginners, youll find glossary of terms, profiles of innovative players, and timelines for decades of jazz history.

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Kevin Liles, Music Entrepreneur

At the age of 30, after just ten years with the company, Kevin Liles was promoted to president of leading rap label Def Jam

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Civil Rights Legislation, Court Cases & Activities

During the 1950s and 1960s, a number of important civil rights activities occurred that helped position the Civil Rights movement for greater recognition. They also led either directly or indirectly the passage of key legislation. Following is an overview of the major legislation, Supreme Court

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Aug

28

1963

Jazz Guitar Albums Everyone Can Enjoy

Looking to dabble in the world of jazz? Need to buy a gift for the guitarist in your family? Here are five highly recommended jazz guitar albums, all of which are enjoyable, and easy to listen to. The recordings are listed chronologically, so if you think you might enjoy more a recent

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Louis Armstrong

Satchmo

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Spike Lee

The son of the jazz composer Bill Lee, he was reared in a middle-class Brooklyn neighbourhood. He majored in communications at Atlanta’s Morehouse College, where he directed his first Super-8 films and met his future coproducer, Monty Ross. In 1978 Lee entered New York University’s Graduate Film

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Cole, Nat “King” (1919–1965)

Jazz pianist and popular singer Nathaniel Adams Coles was born into a musical family in Montgomery, Alabama on March 17, 1919. His mother Perlina was a choir director in his father Edward’s Baptist church. His three brothers, Edward, Ike, and Freddy, became professional musicians. Cole also had

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15

1965

The Kuumba Singers

The Kuumba Singers of Harvard and Radcliffe have become a prominent fixture in the local musical world during the past 20 years. Established in 1970 to give Black students at the Ivy League schools an opportunity to celebrate their culture, the Kuumba Singers offer a unique form of African-American

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Trumpeter Lionel Ferbos, 102: Jazz keeps him going

Music, jazz music, is what keeps Lionel Ferbos going at

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Supreme Court Hears Offender’s Court Costs Issue

A Montgomery County man was sentenced to prison until at least his mid-80s is challenging a trial judge’s decision not to waive his mandatory court costs, after concluding the man has to “take responsibility for his

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Two new music releases celebrate the 90th birthday of Miles Davis

Columbia/Legacy will commemorate the 90th birthday of globally renowned music innovator Miles Davis with the release of two very special new Miles Davis album

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Jazz sensation George Duke dies at 67

Jazz icon George Duke passed away yesterday in Los Angeles at

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Wally's Paradise

Since 1947, Wally's, originally called Wally's Paradise and still located on Massachusetts Avenue in the South End, has been a landmark jazz club. This neighborhood jazz bar, owned by Joseph Walcott, who is now 95 years old, has played host to nationally know musicians like Errol Garner, Oscar

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5 Unforgettable Slave Rebellions

One of the ways that enslaved African-Americans resisted their oppression was through rebellions. According to historian Herbert Apthekers text American Negro Slave Revolts an estimated 250 slave revolts, uprisings and conspiracies have been

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How Muhammad Ali Influenced Hip-Hop

The death of Muhammad Ali is a reminder that his political candor, distinctive voice, and outsized personality helped shape hip-hop

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Amos 'n' Andy

Amos n Andy is an American radio and television sitcom set in Harlem, Manhattans historic black community. The original radio show, which was popular from 1928 until 1960, was created, written, and voiced by two white actors, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, who played a number of different

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John Henry, Entrepreneur

John Henry, 23, is running a non-profit business accelerator in New York City called Cofound

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Nat King Cole - Death

Nat King Cole’s daughter from his second marriage, Natalie Cole (February 6, 1950 -- December 31, 2015), also became a singer; she had a hit “duet” with her late father’s recording of “Unforgettable” in 1991… Nat King Cole played W.

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2015

African American History and Women Timeline 1980-1989

[Previous] [Next] Angela Davis ran for Vice President on the Communist Party ticket. She became Professor of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University, a position she held until 1984. Janie L. Mines graduated from the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis. She was the first African American

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First Owner of Pro Team

Peter C. B. Bynoe, a native of Boston, and Bertram Lee, a Boston businessman, became the first African-Americans to own a major professional sports franchise when they purchased the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association in 1989.

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African American History and Women - Timeline 1950-1959

[Previous] [Next] • Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize (for Annie Allen) • Althea Gibson became the first African American to play at Wimbledon • Juanita Hall became the first African American to win a Tony Award, for playing Bloody Mary in South Pacific • (Ja

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Dec

21

1959

Jelly Roll Morton - Hesitation Blues

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Billy Taylor

William Billy Taylor (July 24, 1921 – December 28, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster and educator. He was the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University in Greenville, and from 1994 was the artistic director for jazz at the John F. Kennedy

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20 Reasons Why Marvin Gaye Remains An Icon

Born April 2, 1939 in Washington, D.C, Marvin Gaye began his career as a session drummer before becoming one of the greatest male solo artists of all-time. He recorded thirteen number one singles, seven number one albums, and his 1971 Whats Going On is considered one of the greatest albums in

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