Michael Jackson, singer, songwriter, dancer (1958-2009)
By M. Lyle, Contributing Writer Michael Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer who was a major cultural figure...
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Afro-futurist Lonnie Holley at St. Pete MFA
Originally posted in The Weekly Challenger. Artworks by the great Lonnie Holley, a multidisciplinary artist whose otherworldly pieces strike you...
SUN RA, bandleader, musician, poet, visionary May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993
Sun Ra, also Le Sony'r Ra, was born Herman Poole Blount, was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. According to sources,...
Jimi Hendrix, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970
Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, Jimi Hendrix is still regarded as probably the greatest -- and definitely...
The grande dame of rock: Rosetta Thorpe, March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973
As someone who had mastered the guitar by age six, Sister Rosetta Tharpe once claimed: “No man can play like...
Jacob Lawrence, Painter (September 7, 1917 – June 9, 2000)
Let's take a look at one of the most prolific painting artists of the American/African-American experience: Jacob Lawrence. Lawrence called...
Zora Neale Hurston, Writer, Anthropologist, Folklorist, Playwright (January 7, 1891 – January 28, 1960)
Zora Neale Hurston -- the legendary anthropologist, folklorist, playwright, traveler, and most-notable woman writer of the Harlem Renaissance — was...
Augusta Savage, Sculptor (February 29, 1892 – March 27, 1962)
Augusta Savage, Sculptor (February 29, 1892 – March 27, 1962) The following information and photographs are provided by the Schomburg...
