Showing posts with label city. Show all posts
Showing posts with label city. Show all posts

Saturday, May 23, 2015

The Cotton Club - Harlem Renaissance

During the Harlem Renaissance, the happening place to be was the Cotton Club, located in the heart of Harlem... unless you were black.
DUKE ELLINGTON - the history of the COTTON CLUB in Harlem (part 1 of 2)
Here's more about Ellington and the glory days of Harlem in New York City but with an emphasis on the legendary Cotton Club. (And also watch the adjoining cl...
CAB CALLOWAY jitterbug
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Saturday, April 11, 2015

Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin Meets the Press

The National Basketball Association said Saturday that it is calling for more details following the arrest earlier this week of Atlanta Hawks' Thabo Sefolosha, which ended with the playerenduring a broken ankle.
"We are working with the Hawks organization and local law enforcement to obtain more information about the circumstances surrounding Thabo's arrest," NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in aRead more...

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Ras Baraka - Son of Amiri Baraka - Mayor of Newark



Ras Baraka, son of prominent  African American activist elected Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
References:
Mayors of Newark, New Jersey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mayor of Newark is elected for a four year term. Municipal elections in city are nonpartisan and are held the 2nd Tuesday in May, Ras Baraka was elected in ...
Newark: A Brief History | Street Fight | POV | PBSRead more...