AFRICAN-AMERICAN POLICY FORUM

Please join us at Vassar College for "Silent No More: An Evening of Art and Action," the closing presentation and celebration for Breaking Silence: An Arts, Action and Healing Summer Camp.  "Silent No More: An Evening of Art and Action" will be the culminating performance of the Breaking Silence Summer Camp. At this event, participants will have the opportunity to share their stories and celebrate their achievements. Offerings will include dance, spoken word poetry, audio and video presentations, theater, and personal testimony. The presenters will be the summer camp attendees--a diverse group of women and teenage girls of color from across the country who have experienced unwarranted racial and gender barriers to equality. Together, we will witness the ways in which participants have developed an intersectional activist agenda. When: 7:30 PM Sunday, August 2 Where: UPCDC- 2nd Floor of the All Campus Dining Center  Vassar College 124 Raymond Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 Courses Presenting: Pocket Documentaries (Filmmaking) Instructor: Alex Schein Embracing the Body (Theatre) Instructor: Tonya Pinkins Writing Pain, Finding Peace Instructor: Jamilah Lemieux Speakin' Up and Speakin' Out! (Spoken Word Poetry) Instructor: Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes Say What? Say Her Name! (Town Hall and Testimony Prep) Instructors: Eden Jequinto and Kimberle Crenshaw Radio/Podcast Intensive Instructor: Thea Chaloner Dance Expressions Instructor: Gina Wright Joseph

RSVP HERE Over the course of the past year the African American Policy Forum has continued its work to advance a gender-inclusive racial justice movement at every level of discourse and action. Through these efforts we have witnessed the emergence of a network of individuals and organizations seeking to advance an inclusive vision of racial justice. We have built a national conversation that highlights challenges facing women and girls of color, pushing back against gender-exclusive approaches to racial justice such as the White House’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative. Building on this momentum, AAPF is holding Breaking Silence: An Arts, Action and Healing Summer Camp from July 30-August 3 at Vassar College. The camp will bring together an intergenerational and geographically diverse group of women and girls of color. AAPF has worked with the campers at town halls, the #SayHerName Vigil, and on other campaigns to promote an inclusive racial justice agenda. The participants will be joined by instructors who are experts in the fields of racial justice, gender justice, art and activism and will take part in daily workshops with the teaching artists. The closing presentations will grow out of the projects created in these workshops. Please invite your friends, colleagues and loved ones to come together in this supportive space to celebrate women and girls of color. We hope you will be able to join us for this inspirational evening!  During the course of the camp, follow our progress on social media under the hashtag #BreakingSilenceSummerCamp!

JAZZ NEWS/EVENTS - NYC METROPOLITAN AREA -WBGO.ORG

WBGO 88.3FM | WBGO.org Home | Listen to WBGO | Listen to WBGO HD2 | Download the WBGO App | Events |News | Blog | Program Schedule | Become a Member | Host Profiles Follow The Newport Jazz Festival with WBGO this weekend! The most anticipated festival of the year goes into full effect this Friday, and if you're not going to be there in the flesh this weekend, don't worry: WBGO is here for you. We'll be posting live updates from the proceedings all weekend long, so stay tuned to WBGO.org/Newportto get the freshest coverage. You can start getting excited for the weekend now with this exclusive interview with the man who founded Newport all those years ago: George Wein. You'll be able to find more dispatches from musician/producer/composer Leo Sidran at WBGO.org/Sidranthroughout the festival. As ever, visit WBGO.org/events to stay in the know about upcoming WBGO events -- for example, our Jazz On The Mountain trip to Mohonk coming up this winter!  WBGO Programming Coming up on WBGO... Click here to go to the WBGO.org blog for a full rundown of the next few days of WBGO's on-air schedule! To keep up with WBGO, follow us on Facebook and Twitter! Anat Cohen Jazz Night In America Radio broadcast Sundays at 6pm and Wednesday at 6:30pm on WBGO 88.3FM and WBGO.org Tune in tonight at 6:30PM to hear a new episode with Anat Cohen!  Anat Cohen | Listen Now The genre choro — the New Orleans jazz of Brazil — has long fascinated Cohen, a jazz-trained clarinet and saxophone player. Her new quartet Choro Aventuroso modernizes the music's rhythms and forms.  Learn more about Jazz Night in America. Gary Peacock The CheckoutTuesdays at 6:30pm on WBGO 88.3FM and WBGO.org Gary Peacock / Marc Copeland / Lucas Pino | Listen now It's a new music special with bassist Gary Peacock & pianist Marc Copland on their ECM recording "Now This," and tenor saxophonist Lucas Pino's "No Net Nonet."  Visit The Checkout online to subscribe to the podcast and learn more about the series. Choclatt Jared  Conversations with Allan Wolper Tuesdays at 7:30pm on WBGO 88.3FM and WBGO.org Choclatt Jared | Listen Now Choclatt Jared has played his bucket drums on 42nd Street, at the Grammy Awards, the Tony Awards, the Academy Awards, and on Saturday Night Live. He has also appeared in movies with Mel Gibson and Sharon Stone. A self taught musician, Choclatt was one of the creators of the four time Tony Award winning Broadway show, Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk.  Learn more about Conversations with Allan Wolper. Allan Harris SportsJam with Doug DoyleWednesdays at 7:30pm on WBGO 88.3FM and WBGO.org Allan Harris | Listen NowJazz vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Allan Harris talks about his music, his high school sports days in Western Pennsylvania and his love for the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Learn more about SportsJam. WBGO Travel & Events See What Your Member Card Can Do WBGO Members Gift Shop The WBGO Members Gift Shop is back in business! WBGO members in good standing can purchase selected items from the Gift Shop at a discount, some at a third or less of the pledge cost. To access the WBGO Gift Shop, click here! And be sure to check often, we plan on updating the offerings every few months.  *****  Do you have a business that would like to participate in WBGO's members discount program? Contact Josh Rosenfeld atjrosenfeld@wbgo.org or at 973-624-8880 ext 232. The Mountain House at Mohonk Jazz On The Mountain At Mohonk January 15-18, 2016 | New Paltz, NY  For our sixth consecutive year, WBGO is pleased to extend to you an invitation to Jazz on the Mountain at the historic Mohonk Mountain House, January 15-18, 2016 in the scenic Catskills. Celebrating 17 years at Mohonk, WBGO’s Michael Bourne will host this stellar program – a four-day musical extravaganza over the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Whether you are planning a family outing, a romantic retreat, a weekend with friends or a self-exploration getaway, the Mountain House has activities for all! The WBGO package includes: bountiful breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets – or dinner as a traditional served meal, afternoon tea and cookies and all associated gratuities. Guests receive amenities such as wireless internet access, ice-skating, skiing, snowshoeing, snow tubing and use of the indoor heated swimming pool and comprehensive fitness center. Visit WBGO.org/events for more information! Bucky Pizzarelli WBGO Summer Events Highlights This week, you can catch The Family Stone at NJPAC this Thursday night at 5pm to see the legends of soul and funk play their classics at the free Sounds Of The City series! If you're in the city that night, stop over at 92Y to catch the last night of the Jazz In July series, which features Bucky Pizzarelli, Ken Peplowski, and Dennis Mackrelpaying tribute to Count Basie and Benny Goodman at 8pm. Sunday, head over to Staten Island's Clove Lakes Park to see Felix Hernandez's Rhythm Revue at the summer-long SummerStage concert series along with a screening of Our Latin Thing, a classic document of the salsa scene of the 1970's. Next week, Steve Kroonplays the monthly free WBGO Lunchtime Concert Series at 2 Gateway Center here in Newark Wednesday August 5th at noon! Visit WBGO.org for information on the full run of WBGO summer events! WBGO Support Travel to Cuba for the Havana Jazz Festival Tour!  December 15th-22nd, 2015 Following the success of the fabulous tours to Italy, Brazil and France operated on behalf of WBGO Travel and Events, Shop Wine and Dine is extremely proud to continue on this tradition of exceptional travel experiences by inviting you to participate in the exciting multi-sensorial 32nd annual Havana Jazz Festival! During this much sought-after eight-day tour to Cuba designed exclusively for your group, you will learn about a deeply-rooted culture, be greeted warmly by the Cuban people eager to interact with US visitors, meet musicians and composers, visit artists’ studios, dine at the best restaurants and Paladares in Havana and of course have access to the best and most innovative music venues during the jazz festival including the world-renowned The Tropicana! Havana will be sizzling with infectious rhythms and sounds as every evening we will explore its bustling night life with the Habaneros as our gracious hosts! Space will be limited. Learn more here! To book the tour, email Annamaria@shopwineanddine.com or call 973-467-4418! WBGO is a publicly-supported, cultural institution that champions jazz, an American art form, and presents news to a worldwide audience through radio, other technologies and events.

JAZZ EVENT - NYC

Visitors Center Renovations As usual, there's never a dull moment here at The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, and we want make sure that all of our friends and family are kept up to date on the most recent developments. As many of you know, we will be renovating our exhibit space, and will be closed for the summer months starting July 28th and reopening on October 1st. However, our regularly scheduled programming is continuing at its regular pace. In August, we'll be joining forces with our friends at Jazz At Lincoln Center. There will be a Benny Goodman Listening Party on the 18th and a continuation of our South African series on the 28th - see our website for details. September will bring the debut of a new series of programs that will continue throughout the rest of the year, as well as the premiere of a new exhibit on Latin Jazz. The exhibit opens at the Bronx Museum of Art on September 14th, and there will also be a free concert to kick things off. Again, details will be posted on our museum calendar at www.jmih.org Stay tuned! August 2015 Events Schedule Tuesday, August 18th Benny Goodman Listening Party 7:00-8:30 pm Location: Jazz at Lincoln Center (3 Columbus Circle, 5th floor of the Time Warner Building) Host: Loren Schoenberg Presented in collaboration with Jazz At Lincoln Center FREE TO THE PUBLIC    Join the Facebook event here.  Tuesday, August 25th Roots of South African Jazz 7:00-8:30 pm Location: Jazz at Lincoln Center (3 Columbus Circle, 5th floor of the Time Warner Building) Host: Seton Hawkins  Presented in collaboration with Jazz At Lincoln Center FREE TO THE PUBLIC Join the Facebook event here.  FROM OUR FRIENDS AT WOODLAWN CEMETERY    Take a ride on the Bronx Trolley and visit the Jazz Greats in the Bronx! Beginning at the time of the Harlem Renaissance, The Woodlawn Cemetery emerged as the chosen burial ground for many entertainers, specifically those associated with the New York Jazz Scene.  For over a century, musicians, writers and singers chose to be buried in a place where they could be at rest among the "jazz family." The Woodlawn Conservancy-led tour will cover jazz history from its early beginnings and feature Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, King Oliver, and many others' final resting places.    Register for the tour on either July 26th or   August 23rd  through the Conservancy website:  woodlawncemetey.org by emailing contact@woodlawncemetery.org

AS A MATTER OF FACT:

ON JULY 28, 1917, A SILENT PARADE PROTEST TOOK PLACE IN NEW YORK CITY. MORE THAN 10,000 BLACK PEOPLE MARCHED DOWN FIFTH AVENUE TO PROTEST LYNCHING AND ANTI-BLACK VIOLENCE IN THE U.S.

 ORGANIZED BY W.E.B. DU BOIS, AND THE NAACP, THE PARADE CAME ABOUT AS A RESULT OF THE EAST SAINT LOUIS RIOTS IN MAY AND JULY OF THAT YEAR. MORE THAN 250 BLACKS WERE KILLED BY WHITE MOBS.

IT WAS THE FIRST SUCH PARADE IN NEW YORK, AND THE SECOND INSTANCE OF BLACKS PUBLICLY DEMONSTRATING FOR CIVIL RIGHTS.

To learn more about this historical event GOOGLE it.

spotlight on AMOS FORTUNE

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FORTUNE became free in 1740. He started his own business and bought some land. With his profits he bought a ship and became a trader. Fortune also bought a Black indentured servant and married her. Amos and Lydia Fortune moved to New Hampshire where Fortune did well in business. He made enough money to help poor Blacks in town. He also taught young Blacks the leather tanning trade.

BLACK HISTORY QUIZ

DID YOU KNOW?...THIS PERSON SERVED THREE YEARS IN REFORM SCHOOL FOR ATTEMPTED BURGLARY BEFORE WRITING MANY FAMOUS ROCK-AND-ROLL SONGS.

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CAN YOU NAME THAT PERSON?

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Answer to previous quiz (6/26/15) MADAME C.J. WALKER

To learn more about this Community Creator GOOGLE her name.

JAZZ NEWS/EVENT - KANSAS CITY

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OCTOBER 10, 2015 11AM "Last year, it was voted Kansas City's favorite music festival by the Convention & Visitors Association Visitor's Choice Awards. This year, Kansas City's 18th & Vine Jazz and Bluess Festival hopes to build off that momentum. The festival returns to the Jazz district Saturday, October 10th. It will feature artists with both headliners and local bands." - Visit KC GET TICKETS. JOIN NOW! T-shirt and Membership Card Coming Soon! CONNECT WITH US ON FB/TW/IG @MMXVSOCIETY