THE BLACK EXPERIENCE QUIZ

DID YOU KNOW?...THIS PERSON SANG IN CHURCH CHOIRS WHILE GROWING UP AS THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF TWO METHODIST MINISTERS.

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CAN YOU NAME THAT PERSON?

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Answer to previous quiz(2/28/15) OPRAH WINFREY

To read more on this Community Creator Google-search her name

JAZZ EVENT - NEW YORK CITY

We are pleased to announce our 2015 Spring Benefit Concert on June 10 at 7:30 PM Dianne Reeves, 2015 Grammy Award winner will be the featured performer along with special guests! SAVE THE DATE! Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 7:30 PM The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College East 68th Street btw. Park & Lexington Tickets available in mid-April. Corporate and private sponsorships currently available. Please click here for more information.  April 2015 Events Thursday, April 9th Something to Live For: The Strayhorn Centennial, Part Two NJMH Chamber Jazz Series  7:00-8:30pm Pianist/Vocalist   Eric Comstock, with bassist Boots Maleson and special guest Barbara Fasano  Location: The National Jazz Museum in Harlem Suggested Admission $20.00 2015 is the centennial of one of jazz's greatest composers - Billy Strayhorn. NJMH will celebrate his life and music in a series of concerts and events. Please join us this evening as we present acclaimed pianist/vocalist Eric Comstock in an intimate cabaret and jazz session devoted to not only LUSH LIFE, but all the other sophisticated songs that only Billy Strayhorn could have written. Join the Facebook event here.  Tuesday, April 14th NJMH Highlights: The Night We Met Mr. Jones Jazz for Curious Listeners 7:00-8:30pm Location: National Jazz Museum in Harlem Suggested Admission $10.00 Host: Loren Schoenberg Over the past 10 years, NJMH has documented several hundred of its sessions, and tonight we start a new series of sharing highlights of our burgeoning archives. Hank Jones had sixty year career, of the course of which he remained one of jazz's most sought after and creative pianists In 2006, Mr. Jones graced us for an evening interview, conducted by museum directors Christian McBride and Loren Schoenberg that was as funny as it was serious - Jones could have had a second career as a comedian! Please join us for this special evening celebrating a true jazz icon.  Join the Facebook event here.  Tuesday, April 21st A Night at the Cotton Club Jazz for Curious Listeners 7:00-8:30pm Host: Greg Thomas The National Jazz Museum in Harlem $10 Admission at the Door    Join author/historian Greg Thomas for a provocative look into the worlds of Alain Locke, Jean Toomer, Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston, four of the most innovative and original literary voices to emerge out of the Harlem of the 1920's. The focus will be on race, art and culture, and the blues idiom as presented in their poetry and prose during the 1920s and beyond, influencing countless writers and scholars here and abroad. Rare recordings and video footage will supplement the lectures. Join the Facebook event here.      Thursday, April 30th International Jazz Day Special Event 7:00-8:30pm DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY - CHECK IN AT WWW.JMIH.ORG NJMH Artsitic Director At Large is producing a slam-bang evening of music highlighting our commitment to the new sounds reverberating around the world with jazz as the common denominator. Stay tuned for details to be announced shortly.

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH - SPECIAL EVENTS

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as  #HerDreamDeferred: A WEEK DEDICATED TO THE STATUS OF BLACK WOMEN MARCH 30 - APRIL 3, 2015 In honor of Women's History Month and the beginning of the UN's International Decade for People of African Descent, please join AAPF, the Civil Rights Coalition on Police Reform, The National Organization for Women, The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Institute for Women's Policy Research, Black Women's Blueprint, Sister Song, Free Marissa Now, PACE and other leading racial and gender justice organizations for a weeklong series of activities focused on elevating the crisis facing Black women.  --- Black women have long mobilized against the multiple forms of discrimination they have faced in the pursuit of better lives for themselves, their families, and the well being of their communities. Black women’s activism has been marked by their high levels of civic engagement, robust voting participation, and their leadership of racial justice movements.  Black women have led campaigns against lynching,   segregation, voter suppression and state violence. They have also been at the forefront of movements against sexual violence, sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination in the workforce, and have led efforts to expand the contours of reproductive freedom and political representation.  Yet even as Black women’s advocacy continues to reflect commitments to an inclusive vision of racial and gender justice, many of the specific challenges that Black women face are relegated to the margins of racial justice campaigns.    Acknowledging the centrality of Black women to our history and social fabric while recognizing the uniquely gendered and racialized challenges they face is critical if we are to build  movements that are fully inclusive and successful.  Please join us for a weeklong series of activities in honor of Women's History Month and the UN International Decade for People of African Descent as we come together to increase public understanding of the specific intersectional challenges that US women of African Descent face.   Our week is dedicated to elevating issues confronting Black women that are all too often cast into the shadows of concern.  Each day during the week of March 30-April 3, we will host an online event to highlight a specific set of challenge facing Black women.  Topics that will be covered include: state-sanctioned violence, economic inequality, sexual assault and domestic violence, school-pushout, health disparities, and the challenges faced by Black women in higher education.  Our goal is to elevate these challenges so that stakeholders across the country can better understand and address the sometimes unique challenges facing Black women and girls.   Information is key to broaden the public will to develop an inclusive social justice agenda that leaves no one behind. PROGRAM:  All activities will take place at 3pm EST. Monday, March 30th Webinar: #SayHerName: Towards a Gendered Analysis of Racialized State Violence (REGISTER HERE) Tuesday, March 31st Radio Interview: Ending Violence Against Black Women: The Movement to Combat Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence in Our Communities (REGISTER HERE) Wednesday, April 1st Webinar: Less Than an Hour at Minimum Wage: Black Women's Median Wealth is $5. What Must be Done to Close the Gap? (REGISTER HERE) Thursday, April 2nd Rountable Discussion: Beyond College Enrollment: Education Inequities Facing Black Women and Girls (REGISTER HERE) Friday, April 3rd Radio Interview: Are Racism and Patriarchy Making Us Sick? Black Women, Societal Inequity and Health Disparities (REGISTER HERE)   FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT: INFO@AAPF.ORG

JAZZ EVENTS - KANSAS CITY

Celebrating Women in Jazz Month! Ida McBeth March 21, 8:30 pm Blue Room, $10 Just as Julia Lee was the vocal symbol of Kansas City jazz in the 1950s, the iconic Ida McBeth, many would agree, is today's equivalent. For more than 30 years, audiences have flocked to hear McBeth pour her soul into every shiver-inducing moment of a live performance. In her capable hands, a song transforms into a feeling. Her talent knows no boundaries. McBeth hopscotches across blues, gospel, funk and R&B. She can mold a jazz classic to her style and, in the next breath, drive you to the edge of tears in a ballad. She holds nothing back. Saturday at the Blue Room, prepare to take it all in. - Larry Kopitnik, Pitch Weekly Buy Tickets Jammin' at the Gem Joe Locke Quartet Saturday, April 18, 8 pm Gem Theater, $45 and up JOE LOCKE is widely considered to be one of the major voices of his instrument. He has performed and recorded with notable musicians, including Grover Washington, Jr., Kenny Barron, Eddie Henderson, Cecil Taylor, Dianne Reeves, Ron Carter, The Beastie Boys, the Munster Symphony Orchestra, and the Lincoln, Nebraska Symphony. Buy tickets at Ticketmaster or call 816-474-6262 today! Hosted by American Jazz Museum and MCC-Penn Valley 18th & Vine Student Jazz Festival April 16-18, 2015 Gem Theater, Free The three-day festival is a non-competitive event that provides middle school, high school, and college students with an outstanding musical expereince as well as an opportunity to gain deeper appreciation for Kansas City's rich jazz heritage. Joe Locke is this year's artist-in-residence. Festival clinicians are: Joe Athon, James Isaac, Stan Kessler, John Kizilarmut, Hermon Mehari, William Richardson, Dan Thomas (courtesy of Yamaha) and James Ward. Download the flier for more information. Save the Date! PEER Into the Future V: Jazz Transforms Our annual luncheon in support of general operations at the Museum will take place on April 20. There are plenty of opportunities to participate by offering to serve as a Table Captain, volunteering, or making a Leadership Gift to help us build momentum toward this important fundraiser! Please contact Jess Rezac at jrezac@kcjazz.org for more information. Poetry Festival Louder Than a Bomb - KC Semifinals - March 23 & 24, 6 pm, Atrium, Free Finals - March 29, 7 pm, Gem Theater, $10 The American Jazz Museum's 2nd annual city-wide youth poetry festival began on March 2 in the Gem Theater. Over 600 Kansas City area high school students representing 17 high schools have already participated. We're back at the American Jazz Museum for Semifinals Bout I on March 23 with Lawrence Free State, KC Poet Tree, and Paseo and Semifinals Bout II on March 24 with Lincoln Prep, Raytown, Shawnee Mission South, and Shawnee Mission West! Join us in the Gem Theater for Finals on March 28 as the top two teams from each Semifinal compete for the title of LTAB-KC champion! Jazz Storytelling Friday, April 3, 10 am AJM Atrium, Free Jazz Storytelling featuring vocalist Lisa Henry, storyteller Brother John, bassist Tyrone Clark, and drummer Mike Warren meets educational standards, introduces children ages 2-7 to new music & cultures, and provides opportunities to enhance their social skills in a fun environment. Film Lecture Jazz Then Under the Lens Thursday, April 9, 6 pm John H. Baker Jazz Film Exhibition, Free Hosted by museum CEO Greg Carroll, this session features conversation with Jazz film scholars and screenings of selected films from the John H. Baker Jazz Film collection. Composition Contest Jazz Palette Composition Contest Monday, April 20, 7 pm Blue Room, Free Following a composition contest for high school, college, and professional jazz musicians, a performance led by Hermon Mehari in the Blue Room showcases the winning compositions in all three divisions.

JAZZ EVENTS - NEW YORK CITY

We are pleased to announce our  2015 Spring Benefit Concert  on June 10 at 7:30 PM Dianne Reeves, 2015 Grammy Award winner will be the featured performer along with special guests! SAVE THE DATE! Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 7:30 PM The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College East 68th Street btw. Park & Lexington Tickets available in mid-April. Corporate and private sponsorships currently available. Please click here for more information.  March 23-31, 2015 Events Jazz for Curious Listeners Listening Session with Jeff "Tain" Watts Wednesday, March 25th 7:00 - 8:30 pm Location: The National Jazz Museum in Harlem Suggested Admission: $10.00 One of the best things about the NJMH's intimate space is the ability for audience members to experience music in a way that just can't happen in medium or large venues. Our series of listening sessions has been received with open arms over the past several years, and this evening will be a special one indeed as our host is one of the most acclaimed and influential jazz musicians of his generation, drummer Jeff "Tain Watts. He'll be sharing music from his personal library with the kind of insight that any/all music lovers will relish.    Join the Facebook event here.  Parallax Conversations Mari Kimura Tuesday, March 31st 7:00 - 8:30 pm Location: The National Jazz Museum in Harlem Suggested Admission: $10.00  Technology and improvisation have been mutual partners in jazz's evolution ever since Louis Armstrong's 1920's recordings codified his impromptu solos and spread them around the globe, changing music around the world forever. Mari Kimura is an internationally celebrated violinist/composer who has not only expanded the range of her instrument through her own technique - Subharmonics - but who also pioneer in the field of interactive computer music. Join the Facebook event here. Become a Member of The National Jazz Museum in Harlem