Gregory Isaacs has died. I was first exposed to Gregory Isaacs in 1982 at age 13. The story begins with my cousin, Alan—a story I recounted here several years ago. When I was thirteen, my dad took me to the Film Forum, just outside the West Vilage in NYC. My cousin Alan’s first film was [...]
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90
Pete Seeger turned 90 yesterday. I posted a slew of YouTube favorites on my tumblr last night in tribute to him. I capped them all off with this one. I hope you had a great party, Pete. Sure looks like you did. (More photos.)
Y-Love
I recently discovered Jewish African-America hiphop artist Y-Love. I started taking to him on twitter, and he pointed me towards this awesome “Nat’l Jewish Population Survey-inspired hiphop.” If you’ve been catching some of the buzz around Songs in the Key of Chanukah, then you’ve seen Y-Love before, over here: I also recommend checking out Y-Love’s [...]
We’ve Come a Long Way
This video short about the Old Negro Space Program provides yet another vantage point from which to consider the recent US election. It was a different time. More info available here.
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