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Former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner speaks before Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders takes the stage for a town hall discussion about health care on July 25, 2019 in Los Angeles. (Photo: David McNew/Getty Images)



Nina Hudson Turner (born December 7, 1967) is an American politician and professor from Ohio. A member of the Democratic Party, she was a Cleveland City Councillor from 2006 to 2008 and an Ohio State Senator from 2008 until 2014.
She was the Democratic candidate for Ohio Secretary of State in 2014 but lost in the general election, garnering 35.5 percent of the vote. She was later a surrogate for Bernie Sanders in his 2016 presidential campaign. In 2016, she was also offered the role of vice presidential running mate by Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein but declined. In 2017, Turner became president of the Sanders-affiliated group Our Revolution. On February 21, 2019, Turner was named a national co-chair of Sanders's 2020 campaign.
Turner is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. She was born Nina Hudson to teen parents, the first of seven children. Her father and mother had split up by the time she was five. At 14, she began working part-time jobs, giving "every dime" she earned to her mother. She graduated from Cleveland's John F. Kennedy High School in 1986. 
She did not continue her education immediately, instead taking a variety of jobs, including working at a fast food outlet and a Payless shoe store. While at Payless, she met Jeffery Turner, whom she later married. Subsequently, she returned to school to earn an Associate in Arts degree from Cuyahoga Community College, where she is now a tenured assistant professor of history. Her mother, who had been struggling with high blood pressure all her life, died in 1992 at the age of 42. Turner completed her degree, followed by a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and then a Master of Arts degree in 1997 from Cleveland State University. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Turner







Multimedia



  1. "Nina Turner's heartfelt response to the fatal shooting of black jogger." The Hill, Youtube. [8:33] May 7, 2020. Former National Co-chair for the Sanders campaign, Nina Turner, reacts to the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black jogger in Georgia.  About Rising:  Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIgZsANhMB4
  2. "Hello Somebody #rollthetape Nina Turner Campaign Co Chair Introduces Bernie Sanders North Carolina." Get the Elephant Out of the Room, Youtube. [10:57] Hello Somebody #rollthetape - Nina Turner Campaign Co-Chair Introduces Bernie Sanders North Carolina  “That’s not radical, it’s right on time.” February 27, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1TZrZu_6Sg
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Nina Simone. Photo by Vernon Merritt III. Retrieved from Pitchfork.com.



NINA SIMONE


She was one of the most extraordinary artists of the twentieth century, an icon of American music. She was the consummate musical storyteller, a griot as she would come to learn, who used her remarkable talent to create a legacy of liberation, empowerment, passion, and love through a magnificent body of works. She earned the moniker ‘High Priestess of Soul’ for she could weave a spell so seductive and hypnotic that the listener lost track of time and space as they became absorbed in the moment. She was who the world would come to know as Nina Simone. When Nina Simone died on April 21, 2003, she left a timeless treasure trove of musical magic spanning over four decades from her first hit, the 1959 Top 10 classic “I Loves You Porgy,” to “A Single Woman,” the title cut from her one and only 1993 Elektra album. While thirty-three years separate those recordings, the element of honest emotion is the glue that binds the two together – it is that approach to every piece of work that became Nina’s uncompromising musical trademark. By the end of her life, Nina was enjoying an unprecedented degree of recognition. Her music was enjoyed by the masses due to the CD revolution, discovery on the Internet, and exposure through movies and television. Nina had sold over one million CDs in the last decade of her life, making her a global catalog best-seller. No one website can fully explore the many nuances and flavors that made up the more than 40 original albums in the Nina Simone library. This site and accompanying radio station contain many of Nina’s finest works. However, we might not have had the chance to witness the breathtaking range of material Nina could cover if she hadn’t taken the path she did. Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in Tryon, North Carolina on February 21st, 1933, Nina’s prodigious talent as a musician was evident early on when she started playing piano by ear at the age of three. . . . www.ninasimone.com/bio/




Multimedia


  1. "Mississippi Goddam." Nina Simone, Youtube. November 7, 2014. [5:30] Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment. Mississippi Goddam · Nina Simone  The Very Best Of Nina Simone 1967-1972 - Sugar In My Bowl  ℗ Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music. https://youtu.be/WoLWMv9E7iU
  2. "Nina Simone: To Be Young, Gifted and Black." Nina Simone, Youtube. February 21, 2013. [9:21] "To Be Young, Gifted & Black" by Nina Simone (includes interview) Recording session: Live at Morehouse College in Atlanta, June 1969. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hdVFiANBTk
  3. "Nina Simone: Pirate Jenny (1969)." For the Love of Music, Youtube. March 13, 2012. [6:42] I looked all over and couldn't find Nina Simone's version on YouTube so I here it is. Absolutely the best version of this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyUruSCMhu8
  4. "Nina Simone: An Artist's Duty." Nina Simone, Youtube. February 21, 2013. [0:51] Release [sic] by the Estate of Nina Simone. https://youtu.be/99V0mMNf5fo
  5. '“I feel more alive now than I ever have in my life.”' Lilian Terry, Blankonblank.org. [5:47] Lilian Terry had a national radio show in Italy–everyone from Ray Charles to Duke Ellington appeared on her show. And there was one person she always wanted to interview: Nina Simone. She finally got a chance in 1968 thanks to drummer Max Roach. https://blankonblank.org/interviews/nina-simone-shock-feeling-good-daughter-martin-luther-king-aint-got-no/
  6. "Nina Simone - To Be Young, Gifted and Black (Audio)." Nina Simone, Youtube. February 5, 2013. [2:51] Audio by Nina Simone performing To Be Young, Gifted and Black. (C) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTGiKYqk0gY
  7. "Mississippi Goddam (Live At Carnegie Hall, New York/1964)." Nina Simone, Youtube. [4:56] Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group. Mississippi Goddam (Live At Carnegie Hall, New York/1964) · Nina Simone In Concert  ℗ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Released under license to Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tHYGfRot5w
  8. Nina Simone on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-FRbWianyv9q-Ly9whFQQ
  9. Nina Simone on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7G1GBhoKtEPnP86X2PvEYO






Articles, Bibliographies, Resources & Websites



  1. "A Raised Voice: How Nina Simone turned the movement into music." Claudia Roth Pierpont, Thenyewyorker.com. August 3, 2014. "My skin is black,” the first woman’s story begins, “my arms are long.” And, to a slow and steady beat, “my hair is woolly, my back is strong.” Singing in a club in Holland, in 1965, Nina Simone introduced a song she had written about what she called “four Negro women” to a young, homogeneously white, and transfixed crowd. “And one of the women’s hair,” she instructed, brushing her hand lightly across her own woolly Afro, “is like mine.” Every performance of “Four Women” caught on film (as here) or disk is different. Sometimes Simone coolly chants the first three women’s parts—the effect is of resigned weariness—and at other times, as on this particular night, she gives each woman an individual, sharply dramatized voice. All four have names. Aunt Sarah is old, and her strong back has allowed her only “to take the pain inflicted again and again.” Sephronia’s yellow skin and long hair are the result of her rich white father having raped her mother—“Between two worlds I do belong”—and Sweet Thing, a prostitute, has tan skin and a smiling bravado that seduced at least some of the eager Dutch listeners into the mistake of smiling, too. And then Simone hit them with the last and most resolutely up to date of the women, improbably named Peaches. “My skin is brown,” she growled ferociously, “my manner is tough. I’ll kill the first mother I see. ’Cause my life has been rough.” (One has to wonder what the Dutch made of killing that “mother.”) If Simone’s song suggests a history of black women in America, it is also a history of long-suppressed and finally uncontainable anger. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/08/11/raised-voice
  2. "Nina Simone’s Time Is Now, Again." Nytimes.com. June 21, 2015. The feminist writer Germaine Greer once declared: “Every generation has to discover Nina Simone. She is evidence that female genius is real. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/21/movies/nina-simones-time-is-now-again.html
  3. "Nina Simone." Natelegé Whaley, Mic.com. May 2, 2019. Nina Simone was a singer, musician and a freedom fighter during the civil rights movement. Often called the “high priestess of soul,” she was a black musical genius unafraid of tackling politics, but this meant her life was filled with difficulty. She risked her popularity at the height of her career for the liberation of the African diaspora. There weren’t many spaces made for Simone, but she transformed every space she touched. She also inspired many musical artists, from Aretha Franklin to Lauryn Hill to Mary J. Blige. https://www.mic.com/articles/186976
  4. "Why the Color of Nina Simone's Skin Is as Important as the Sound of Her Voice." Brit Julious, Pitchfork.com. March 10, 2016. On April 22nd, Nina, a movie inspired by — but not an accurate reflection of — Nina Simone will be released in theaters. Starring Zoe Saldana, a black Latina actress best known for her roles in Avatar and Guardians of the Galaxy, Nina continues to court controversy years after the project was first announced and filmed. Last week, after initial images of Saldana — in dark makeup and a prosthetic nose — as Simone appeared in the first trailer, the debate was not only reignited but doused in butane with a single tweet from Simone's official account (Simone's daughter was a little more diplomatic regarding Saldana specifically, though not the film). https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1050-why-the-color-of-nina-simones-skin-is-as-important-as-the-sound-of-her-voice/
  5. "The Campaign to Preserve Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Raises More than $60,000." S. Edwards, Indyweek.com. October 3, 2019. In August, numerous North Carolina cultural institutions came together to raise funds to preserve Nina Simone's childhood home in Tryon, N.C. The building, which was scheduled for demolition, was purchased in 2017 by four New York City-based artists who, in 2018, were able to get the building designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. A preservation campaign for the home was launched as part of Come Hear NC's year-long campaign to champion North Carolina's musical heritage. https://indyweek.com/music/news/nina-simone-preservation-campaign-fundraising-update/
  6. "Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Will Be Preserved Thanks to Fundraising Efforts." Joyce Chen, October 1, 2019. Architecturaldigest.com. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has collected over $60,000 to save the legendary singer's Tryon, North Carolina, house. https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/nina-simone-childhood-home-preserved




  • http://www.ninasimone.com/
  • http://www.ninasimone.com/discography/
  • http://www.ninasimoneproject.org/
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/2944824d-4c26-476f-a981-be849081942f
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Raisin_in_the_Sun
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansberry_v._Lee
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baldwin
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Nkrumah
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langston_Hughes
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorraine_Hansberry
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montage_of_a_Dream_Deferred
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Simone
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Robeson
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_B._Nemiroff
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Be_Young,_Gifted_and_Black
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._E._B._Du_Bois







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"The Yas Yas Girl"



Merline Johnson, the "Yas Yas Girl." Photo from Sentirelblue.com.


MERLINE JOHNSON


During the late '30s, one Chicago-based blues woman cut more records than either Memphis Minnie or Georgia White, and even edged in on Blue Lu Barker with a smart cover of her most famous hit, "Don't You Make Me High." The aunt of R&B vocalist LaVern Baker, Merline Johnson was usually billed as the Yas Yas Girl, a bawdy nickname that utilized a favorite early blues euphemism for your butt. Little is known of this singer's origins, her life during a brief but productive heyday, or her eventual fate. Legend has it she first saw the light of day somewhere in the state of Mississippi during the year 1912. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/merline-johnson-mn0000447148/biography



Multimedia



  1. "The Yas Yas Girl (Merline Johnson) Vol. 2 1938-1939." The Yas Yas Girl - Topic, Youtube. [22 videos, last updated September 30, 2019.] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ndXqbqRSTvKTScHYer6_rTeiqpiRKpJ3s
  2. MIX - Merline Johnson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4FZa0I_PKk&list=RDEM3YKMCIe1COP6ywLTF5kXLg&start_radio=1






Articles, Bibliographies, Resources & Websites



  • https://www.allmusic.com/artist/merline-johnson-mn0000447148/biography
  • https://www.allmusic.com/artist/merline-johnson-mn0000447148/discography
  • http://sentirelblues.blogspot.com/2017/06/merline-johnson-yas-yas-girl.html
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merline_Johnson

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Ella Andall. Photo from: Mytrinilime.com






ELLA ANDALL



Andall was born in Grenada—one dare not ask the date—and moved to Trinidad when she was eight or nine. She found Trinidad extremely different from Grenada. For the first time, she encountered a discomfort with “blackness”, and distrust of anything “too African”. But she had been raised in a home and a family that had inherited the West African traditions of her ancestors, and she studiously resisted any attempts to remove her from those traditions, even refusing to sing in school choirs where she would be made to sing differently. Andall is an olorisha, or Orisha devotee. It is a way of life that celebrates the ancestors and the divine in nature, with various aspects and forces of the natural world represented in the Orisha, who are each a manifestation of God, or Olodumare. . . .
https://www.caribbean-beat.com/issue-86/ella-andall-earth-music





Ella Andall. Photo from: "Waiting for You (Trinidad & Tobago, 1973)."




Multimedia



ALBUM: "Sango Ba Ba Wa." Ella Andall, Youtube. [24 videos, last updated June 2, 2019]. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nyCSakRyTi5wzimyyvIzEcvRkL6x1_uhI


"Ella Andall - 'Black Woman'." Foreignmovies, Youtube. August 3, 2009. [5:39] 'Black Woman' is the international black woman's anthem....performed by one of the greatest vocal champions of the African diaspora - Ella Andall of Trinidad and Tobago. Everything about this song is perfect...the plaintive cries of Ella Andall, the rich instrumentals, the haunting male back-up vocals....the MESSAGE to the black woman of love, honour, and redemption.....Listen, and enjoy.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBQz0Kh71-Q
"Ella Andall - Bring Down The Power." IsDePanInMe, Youtube. December 29, 2010. [4:37] Audio version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DQpfo65ctI
"Ella Andall - Festival Song." IsDePanInMe, Youtube. October 19, 2012. [4:37] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enCI7DsDWnA

"Ella Andall - Missing Generation." IsDePanInMe, Youtube. December 29, 2010. [6:36] Audio version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smuv3_6sNfo
"Ella Andall-Ogun Baba Dey."  Mercedez TheFmGirl, Youtube. June 24, 2010. [3:44] Ella Andall is one of the most talented female Orisha singers in Trinidad and Tobago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to2jeMCcRZs

"Ella Andall -Ogun Onirea." Mercedez TheFmGirl, Youtube. June 24, 2010. [3:17] ELLA ANDALL has worked consistently over the past four decades to establish herself as an artiste of international stature. Considered by many as a Caribbean Queen of Song - a chantuelle supreme, a high priestess of African-Caribbean music, Ella's journey is one of power and potency. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B2zHm2ZLAM
"Ella Andall Oshun Trinidad and Tobago." Omoorisha07, Youtube. March 8, 2009. [6:20] Ella Andall singing for Oshun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odvIJK-bPxk

"Ella Andall - Rhythm of A People."  IsDePanInMe, Youtube. January 14, 2011. [4:23] Audio version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWwmA-PlFws

"Ella Andall - Say My Name ( Fu Mi Afrikan )."  Edward Spencer, Youtube. February 14, 2013. [7:31] From Trinidad Dimanche Gras '97. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw3irwnFORw


"Ella Andall - Waiting For You (Trinidad & Tobago 1973)." Üllar Siir, Youtube. March 25, 2018. [4:40] Shorty Records Written, arranged and produced by Lord Shorty Accompanied by Shorty's Vibrations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJEineOqNnA


"Wole Wole Ku Bani- Sang by Ella Andall for Oshun." Mercedez TheFmGirl, Youtube. April 11, 2017. [3:10] Oshun is the essence of love, sweetness and good cheer, beauty and flowing joy. Oshun is represented as a beautiful, charming and coquettish young woman, often with long flowing dreadlocks. . . . https://youtu.be/9xY9IO3M-gI

"YEMOJA(THE MOTHER OF All WATERS WHETHER ITS SWEET/SALT/FRESH)." Nanthaniel Lewis, October 15, 2017. [10:26] Yemoja is an orisha and the mother of all orishas she have given birth to 14 Yoruba gods and goddesses. Yemoja is often depicted as a mermaid, and is associated with the moon, water, and feminine mysteries. She is the protector of women. She governs everything pertaining women; childbirth, conception, parenting, children safety, love, and healing. She oversees deep secrets, ancient wisdom, the moon, sea shells, and the collective unconscious. According to myth, when her waters broke, it caused a great flood creating rivers and streams and the first mortal humans were created from her womb. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXQ69fZviLI  [The singer is Ella Andall]





Ella Andall. Photo from: "Ella Andall - Missing Generation"


Articles & Resources




  1. "Ella Andall: Discography." Discogs.com, retireved August 4, 2019. https://www.discogs.com/artist/986196-Ella-Andall
  2. "Ella Andall: earth music." Caroline Taylor, Caribbean-beat.com. July/August, 2007. https://www.caribbean-beat.com/issue-86/ella-andall-earth-music
  3. "Ella Andall: spirit dancer." Caroline Taylor, Carolinetaylor.info. May 20, 2013. https://carolinetaylor.info/2013/05/20/ella-andall-spirit-dancer/
  4. "Ella Andall." Ronald C. Emrit, Bestoftrinidad.com. http://www.bestoftrinidad.com/profiles/andall.html
  5. "Ella Andall Alive." Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, February 21, 2014. www.guardian.co.tt/article-6.2.378949.678993f700


  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Traditional_African_religions
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Trinidad_and_Tobago
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_syncretism
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_Baptist
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_Baptist/Shouter_Liberation_Day
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By Ibrahim Arce (Narcy Studios photographer), most likely - Narcy Studios, Montserrat y Empedrado, Havana, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63756688




CELIA CRUZ




Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso (October 21, 1925 – July 16, 2003), known simply and professionally as Celia Cruz, was a Cuban singer and the most popular Latin artist of the 20th century. Cruz was renowned internationally as the "Queen of Salsa", 
"La Guarachera de Cuba", as well as "The Queen of Latin Music".
Throughout her career, Celia Cruz interpreted and internationally popularized tropical rhythms such as Son, Guaguancó, Rumba, Guaracha and Bolero. However, the genre that led to stardom was Salsa.




Celia Cruz and La Sonora Matancera.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:
Celia_Cruz_y_La_Sonora_Matancera.jpg#/media/File:Celia_Cruz_y_La_Sonora_Matancera.jpg


She began her career in her native Cuba, earning recognition as a vocalist of the popular musical group Sonora Matancera, a musical association that lasted fifteen years (1950-1965). In the 1960s, after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution, Cruz left her native country, becoming one of the symbols and spokespersons of the Cuban community in exile. Cruz continued her career, first in Mexico, and then in the United States, the country that she took as her definitive residence. In the 1970s she was fully incorporated into the Salsa genre, especially after her musical association with other artists of the genre within the Fania All-Stars. During the last years of her career, Cruz had already become a myth of Latin American music. Her constant evolution in the world of music, helped her to remain in force practically until her death and to conquer new generations of followers. Her career formed an invaluable legacy and inescapable reference for future generations who discover in her a powerful and prolific source of inspiration. Some of the songs performed by her are part of the cultural heritage of Latin America. Among the most famous are Quimbara, Burundanga, La Vida Es Un Carnaval and La negra tiene tumbao, among many others. Her musical legacy is made up of a total of 37 studio albums, in addition to many other special recordings, records in live or associations with other singers. In her career she was awarded numerous prizes, recognitions and distinctions, including two Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards. In addition to her prolific career in music, Cruz also made some punctual interventions as an actress in movies and telenovelas.
Celia Cruz also made famous the expression ¡Azúcar! (Sugar!) Which she adopted and it remained in the collective memory as her identifying phrase, which she shouted as a carnival ad inciting fun. With a unique style and an iconic image of unsurpassed attractiveness thanks to a charismatic and musical talent that is difficult to replicate, Celia Cruz is considered an authentic symbol of Latin culture worldwide. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celia_Cruz




Photo from: "Women’s History NJ: Queen of Salsa Celia Cruz." Patrick Lombardi, Bestofnj.com. March 28, 2019.




  • In 1976, Cruz was part of the documentary Salsa de Leon Gast, which talks about the international Latino culture.
  • In 1987, Cruz was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was also recognized with a star on Boulevard Amador Bendoyán in Caracas, Venezuela. She also has a figure in the Hollywood Wax Museum.
  • In 1989, the 5212 Celiacruz, an asteroid belonging to the Asteroid belt, was baptized in her honor.[11]
  • In 1991, Miami, Florida named Calle Ocho as Celia Cruz Way in her honor.
  • In 1994, she received the National Endowment for the Arts award from the then President Bill Clinton, which is the highest recognition granted by the United States government to an artist.
  • On October 25, 1997, the city of San Francisco officially declared that date as "Celia Cruz Day".
  • In 1999, Cruz was inducted into the International Music Hall.
  • In 2003, a music school opened in the Bronx, called Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music. Pedro Knight visited this school before his death to meet the students and share stories about his life.
  • In February 2004, her last album, published posthumously, won a Lo Nuestro Award as best salsa album of the year and two Latin Grammy awards.
  • On June 4, 2004, the heavily Cuban-American community of Union City, New Jersey heralded its annual Cuban Day Parade by dedicating its new Celia Cruz Park (also known as Celia Cruz Plaza), which features a sidewalk star in her honor, at 31st Street and Bergenline Avenue, with Cruz's widower, Pedro Knight, present. There are four other similar dedications to Cruz around the world.
  • In 2005 her biography Celia: Mi vida was published, based on more than 500 hours of interviews with the Mexican journalist Ana Cristina Reymundo.
  • The journalist and TV presenter Cristina Saralegui planned to take the story of her life to the cinema and the American actress Whoopi Goldberg, admirer of the singer, expressed her interest in representing her, but the project was cancelled.
  • In 2005, the National Museum of American History, administered by the Smithsonian Institute and located in Washington, D.C., inaugurated ¡Azúcar! , an exhibition that celebrates the life and music of Celia Cruz. The exhibition highlights important moments in Cruz's life and career through photographs, personal documents, costumes, videos and music.
  • Between 2007 and 2008, a musical based on the life of Celia Cruz, was presented at the headquarters of Off-Broadway New World Stages. The play won four HOLA Awards 2008 from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors.
  • In 2011, Celia Cruz was honored by the United States Postal Service with a commemorative stamp. The label was one of a group of five labels in honor of the greats of Latin music, which also include Selena, Tito Puente, Carmen Miranda and Carlos Gardel.
  • In 2013, Google honored Celia Cruiz with a Google Doodle.
  • In 2013, the singer Jennifer Lopez honored Cruz with her presentation at the American Music Awards ceremony. The singers Yuri, La India, Maluma and Aymée Nuviola did the same at the Latin American Music Awards.
  • In 2015, the television networks RCN Televisión and Telemundo, made the Celia a TV serie, based on the life of Celia Cruz. Celia was played by the actresses Jeimy Osorio and Aymée Nuviola and counted on the voice of Patty Padilla.
  • In 2019, Angélique Kidjo released a tribute album to Cruz, entitled CELIA, including songs spanning all of Celia's Cruz career reinvented with an Afrobeat feel. It features Tony Allen (musician), Meshell Ndegeocello, and the Gangbé Brass Band.
  • Cruz holds three Honoris Causa doctorates from three universities in the United States: Yale University, Florida International University and Miami University.
  • Her extravagant costumes, which included several colored wigs, tight sequined dresses and very high heels, became so famous that one of them was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution.
  • Cruz's star has expanded into Union City's "Walk of Fame", as new marble stars are added each spring to honor Latin entertainment and media personalities, such as merengue singer Joseíto Mateo, salsa singer La India, Cuban musician Israel "Cachao" Lopez, Cuban tenor Beny Moré, Tito Puente, Spanish language television news anchor Rafael Pineda, salsa pioneer Johnny Pacheco, singer/bandleader Gilberto Santa Rosa and music promoter Ralph Mercado.








Photo by Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images, from: "Celia Cruz." Bloomsburypublishing.com, retrieved August 18, 2019.




Multimedia



"Celia Cruz canta un Bembe titulado Yemaya." Ilovesalsa17, Youtube. October 11, 2011. [2:39] es una gran cancion de la guarachera de Cuba Celia I Love Celia. https://youtu.be/ygqGP5HV8XI

"Celia Cruz - Elegua (Jose Marquez Remix)." Jose Marquez, Youtube. February 19, 2010. [9:20]  https://youtu.be/bhNmUbqRav0


PLAYLIST: "Salsa Santeria." Osvaldo Sanchez Youtube. [34 videos, last updated January 18, 2019]  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ6N6xi_1l7u6fuSJAivveCywd-3COPjg








Photo from: "TRIBUTE TO THE GUARACHERA DE CUBA: THE QUEEN CELIA CRUZ." Repeatingisnalds.com, March 21, 2014.
Articles & Resources
  1. "Women’s History NJ: Queen of Salsa Celia Cruz." Patrick Lombardi, Bestofnj.com. March 28, 2019. https://bestofnj.com/features/monthly-observances/womens-history-month/womens-history-nj-queen-salsa-celia-cruz/
  2. "TRIBUTE TO THE GUARACHERA DE CUBA: THE QUEEN CELIA CRUZ." Repeatingisnalds.com, March 21, 2014. https://repeatingislands.com/2014/03/21/tribute-to-the-guarachera-de-cuba-the-queen-celia-cruz/
  3. "Celia Cruz." Bloomsburypublishing.com, retrieved August 18, 2019. https://www.bloomsburypopularmusic.com/person?docid=person_celiaCruz





  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Caribbean
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Cuban
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celia_Cruz
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Revolution
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucum%C3%AD_language
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Cuba
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Cuba#African_heritage
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Knight
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salsa_music
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santer%C3%ADa
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonora_Matancera
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito_Puente



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IBEYI




Photo: www.wmagazine.com


Ibeyi is a French (with Cuban, Venezuelan and Tunisian origins) musical duo consisting of twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Naomi Diaz. The duo sings in English, French, Spanish and Yoruba, a Nigerian language spoken in West Africa by their ancestors before being taken to Cuba as slaves in the 1700s. In Yoruba, Ibeyi (Ìbejì) means "twins". Their music has elements of Yoruba, French and Afro-Cuban, and fuses jazz with beats, samples with traditional instruments. Lisa, the lead singer, plays the piano; Naomi plays the traditional Peruvian/Cuban percussion instruments cajón and Batá drum. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibeyi















Photo: REMEZCLA


Articles & Websites






  1. "Ibeyi Transmits Sisters prove the measure of their society." Isabella Castro-Cota, Austinchronicle.com. April 13, 2018. https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2018-04-13/ibeyi-transmits/
  2. "Ibeyi On Spirituality And Joy In 'Ash'." Alyssa Edes, Npr.org. October 24, 2017. https://www.npr.org/2017/10/04/555046429/ibeyi-on-spirituality-and-joy-in-ash
  3. "The mystery of Ibeyi Some have wanted to label Ibeyi’s music as underground, but it can’t be denied that the duo has achieved the perfect balance between commercial and alternative." Michel Hernández, Granma.cu. July 6, 2016. en.granma.cu/cultura/2016-07-06/the-mystery-of-ibeyi
  4. "Sister act: the twins behind Ibeyi." Rhik Samadder, Theguardian.com. February 15, 2015. Ibeyi are a French-Cuban duo who sing in a mixture of Yoruba and English. Rhik Samadder meets the musical twins Lisa and Naomi Díaz as they take their pick from the new season’s fashions. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/15/sister-act-twins-ibeyi-music-french-cuban




  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibeyi
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Cuban
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Cuban#Music
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrocubanismo
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clave_(rhythm)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparsa
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Rumba
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubans
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guaguanc%C3%B3
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_%22Ang%C3%A1%22_D%C3%ADaz
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_African_heritage_in_Cuba
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Cuba
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_Cuba
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_(music)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumba_francesa








Photo: Theguardian.com



Multimedia




  1. "Ibeyi - Deathless feat. Kamasi Washington." Ibeyi, Youtube. August 31, 2017. [3:18] Taken from the forthcoming album 'Ash', out September 29th via XL Recordings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN8TUgkPnbU
  2. "Ibeyi – 'Transmission/Michaelion' feat. Meshell Ndegeocello (Official Video)." Ibeyi, Youtube. July 12, 2018. [6:49] Transmission/Michaelion taken from Ibeyi’s album ‘Ash’, out now on XL Recordings. Directed by Jamie-James Medina & Fons Schiedon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g70u2OrfVBE
  3. "Ibeyi - Mama Says (Official Video)." Ibeyi, Youtube. November 3, 2014. [4:02] Taken from Ibeyi’s debut album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88U_dMhhfNI
  4. "Ibeyi - River." Ibeyi, Youtube. August 7, 2014. [3:46] Taken from Ibeyi’s debut album. Buy it now from iTunes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHRAPIwsS5I  [an Osun devotional--beetle]
  5. "Ibeyi - Oya." Ibeyi, Youtube. June 23 14, 2014. [4:00] Taken from Ibeyi’s debut album. Buy it now from iTunes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAzjmDZD4aY
  6. "Ibeyi - Stranger / Lover." Ibeyi, Youtube. September 16, 2015. [3:36] Directed by Léo Bigiaoui and Maxime Baudin  Taken from Ibeyi’s debut album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLfuR7m2uFk
  7. "Ibeyi - Ghosts." Ibeyi, Youtube. January 15, 2015. [3:33] Taken from Ibeyi’s debut album. Released 16th/17th February through XL Recordings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlAX-QrpiOE
  8. "The Twins Blending Beats and Cultures | Ibeyi." Great Big Story, Youtube. March 21, 2019. [9:16] Blending traditional Yoruba chants with soul, electronic, hip-hop and beyond, the French-Cuban, twin-sister duo Ibeyi has created a sound all their own. The daughters of Latin jazz legend Miguel Angá Diaz and French-Venezuelan singer Maya Dagnino, sisters Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé were born into music. Now, as Ibeyi, their boundary-defying sound has caught the attention of music titans like Beyoncé, and is an homage to their mixed cultural heritage and the musical mélange that filled their childhood homes in Havana and Paris.  In this episode of SOUNDWAVE, Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé take us inside the creative process behind “Deathless,” a booming anthem that celebrates the innate power in every one of us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWMRNHra-Eg
  9. "Ibeyi - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)." KEXP, Youtube. March 8, 2018. [24:58]  http://KEXP.ORG presents Ibeyi performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded November 15, 2017.  Songs: Away Away, Valé, Deathless, Me Voy.  Host: Cheryl Waters. Audio Engineers: Julien Bourdin & Kevin Sugs. Audio Mixer: Julien Bourdin. Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Alaia D'Alessandro & Justin Wilmore. Editor: Alaia D'Alessandro.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16DhKcVlaYs
  10. "Ibeyi: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert." NPR Music, Youtube. February 14, 2018. [17:08] Feb. 7, 2018 | Felix Contreras -- The twin sisters in Ibeyi started their turn behind the Tiny Desk by singing an invocation of a West African Yoruba deity.  They come by their connection to the Afro-Cuban culture by way of their late father, Miguel "Anga" Diaz, an in-demand Cuban percussionist who was part of a vanguard musicians who reinvigorated Cuban music before he died prematurely at age 45 in 2006. The sisters, Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Díaz, carry that calling in their DNA, and how they've manifested it into their own art is nothing short of amazing.  As you see in this video, the twins (Ibeyi means 'twins" in Yoruban) perform their music with the batá drums associated with Yoruban sacred music and their elaborate vocal arrangements channel the call-and-response of traditional African music. The melding of their voices when they harmonize can be breathtaking, but the same can be said about the messages behind their songs, themes that inspire both inward introspection and celebrations of life.  The sisters truly have a magic that transcends cultures and languages. I watched them lead a sold-out crowd at Washington D.C.'s 9:30 Club through a Yoruban chant, and it was mind-blowing. Imagine that magical intensity in the small confines of NPR Music's offices and you get an idea of how transfixed we were.  And now you can experience that yourself. Enjoy.  SET LIST  "Oddudua" "Deathless" "Valé" "Transmission/Michaelion" MUSICIANS Lisa-Kaindé Diaz, Naomi Díaz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeApLkyH8jg
  11. "Interview: Ibeyi at SXSW 2015." REMEZCLA, Youtube. April 15, 2015. [4:52] Remezcla's Andrea Gompf catches up Naomi and Lisa-Kainde Díaz of Ibeyi about their first SXSW, the tour, and their spiritual debut album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCiA7FMNyzM
  12. "Ibeyi - Deathless (Live on KEXP)." KEXP, Youtube. March 8, 2018. [2:59] http://KEXP.ORG presents Ibeyi performing "Deathless" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded November 15, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGFj9uP49bU
  13. "Emicida - Libre part. Ibeyi." Emicida, Youtube. September 19, 2019. [3:47]  Música:  Letra: Emicida e Ibeyi. Voz: Emicida e Ibeyi (artistas gentilmente cedidas por XL Recording). Música: Nave e Ibeyi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36QtCikBJt8&feature=youtu.be








Photo: Npr.org



Social Media
  • http://www.ibeyi.fr/
  • https://www.facebook.com/ibeyimusic/
  • https://www.instagram.com/ibeyi2/
  • https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Q8NEHGX70m1kkojbtm8wa
  • https://twitter.com/IbeyiOfficial
  • https://twitter.com/ibeyi2
  • https://www.youtube.com/user/ibeyiofficial
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ÒRÌṢÀ-IFÁGIRLMAGIC (ÀṢẸ, ÀṢẸ):





Photo by Lee Johnson, https://www.imposemagazine.com/features/at-home-with-oshun
Niambi Sala & Thandiwe, a.k.a
"OSHUN"



OSHUN is an independent Hip-Hop / Soul duo & the sonic manifestation of Afrofuturism. Using digital and acoustic sounds, heavy drums and bass, and ambient harmonic textures, OSHUN connects with the spirit of their ancestors to manifest a sweeter tomorrow for us all.
Since the release of their debut mixtape ASASE YAA in 2015, OSHUN has amassed a social following of over 150k people between Youtube (youtube.com/oshun), Instagram (@oshun), and Facebook (facebook.com/oshuniverse) alone. They’ve been recognized by media heavy hitters such as Billboard, Rolling Stone, The FADER, Viceland, Huffington Post, NPR, Essence, and Vogue (just to name a few). They've also performed throughout the U.S. and Brazil all while remaining full-time college students at NYU.
It’s been a wonderful journey and now that these young goddesses have graduated college, they are transitioning into the next phase of manifesting their purpose. 






Photo from http://dcmusicdownload.com/2018/05/21/top-5-shows-you-should-see-this-week-in-d-c-12/







Multimedia




"OSHUN - Blessings on Blessings (Official Video)." OSHUN, Youtube. May 13, 2019. [4:07] This is an official music video from our debut studio album, #bittersweetvol1, available on all digital platforms NOW!!! Catch us in a city near you on the #bittersweetTOUR! Tickets available at oshuniverse.com/tour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BPgRz-oaFw




▶ Get "Blessings on Blessings" here: https://ONErpm.lnk.to/OSHUNBOB
▶ Oshuniverse.bandcamp.com/
▶ Stream Bittersweet vol. 1: https://onerpm.lnk.to/bittersweetvol1
▶ Stream OSHUN: https://ONErpm.lnk.to/OshunID



Photo from https://oshuniverse.bandcamp.com/




Articles & Resources




"Meet Oshun, the Hip-Hop Duo Inspired by Ancestral Magic and Afro-futurism." Broadly sat down with the musicians to discuss their origin story and learn about their secret obsessions, from reading about whales to watching "The Office" on repeat." Sara David, Vice.com. June 25, 2018. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/nekgag/oshun-hip-hop-artist-secret-obsessions
"OSHUN Makes R&B With A Fluidity That Speaks To Their Yoruba Namesake." Listen to the New York duo’s hiatus-breaking single, “Not My President.” Sola Akinlana, Thefader.com. April 12, 2017. https://www.thefader.com/2017/04/12/oshun-interview-not-my-president
"Meet OSHUN, the Nubian Mafia With a Message of Peace." Khaleelah Logan, Complex.com. April 22, 2015. https://www.complex.com/music/2015/04/oshun-interview-mixtape-premiere



  • Oshuniverse.com
  • Lyrics for "Blessings on Blessings OSHUN": https://genius.com/Oshun-blessings-on-blessings-lyrics
  • For any inquiries related to Ifa and Yoruba Spirituality visit 256HealingsArts.com




Source: Niambi-Sala (https://www.songkick.com/users/niambi-sala).



Social Media



▶ Oshuniverse.com
▶ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OSHUNIVERSE/
▶ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oshun
▶ @oshun | @oshuniverse
▶ Youtube.com/channel/UCg50LwwyyYVeDAGzCdB1bPg


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AMERICANGIRLMAGIC:




ISRA HIRSI



Multimedia




"Imagine How Great America Could Be If We Listened To This Teen." The Young Turks, Youtube. September 22, 2019. [6:32] INSPIRING profile of teenage climate change activist Isra Hirsi. Brooke Thomas, Jayar Jackson, and Maytha Alhassen discuss on The Young Turks. MORE TYT: https://tyt.com/trial  Read more here: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a3...  "As the co-founder of the U.S. Youth Climate Strike and the daughter of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Isra Hirsi is grappling with harassment, safety threats, tokenization, and privilege on a national scale years before she's even allowed to vote."*  Hosts: Brooke Thomas, Jayar Jackson, Maytha Alhassen  Cast: Brooke Thomas, Jayar Jackson, Maytha Alhassen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGTiK9Fy328 






Articles & Resources




"Isra Hirsi Is 16, Unbothered, and Saving the Planet." As the co-founder of the U.S. Youth Climate Strike and the daughter of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Isra Hirsi is grappling with harassment, safety threats, tokenization, and privilege on a national scale years before she's even allowed to vote.  Leila Ettachfini, Vice.com. September 18, 2019. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a357wp/isra-hirsi-ilhan-omar-daughter-climate-strike-profile




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BLACKLADYMAGIC:




"A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW"
Photo: https://giphy.com/channel/ABlackLadySketchShow
The Straight Blippety
A Black Lady Sketch Show is an HBO sketch comedy show created by Robin Thede. The show consists of comedy sketches performed by a main cast of African-American female comedians that comprise executive producer Thede, Ashley Nicole Black, Quinta Brunson, and Gabrielle Dennis, as well as guests, which include executive producer Issa Rae, Angela Bassett, Laverne Cox, and Nicole Byer. A Black Lady Sketch Show premiered on August 2, 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Black_Lady_Sketch_Show





Photo: Colorlines.com





Multimedia




  1. "A Black Lady Sketch Show | Hertep Homecoming (Full Sketch) | HBO." HBO, August 19, 2019. [3:31] A toast from the maid of honor, Dr. Hadassah Olayinka Ali-Youngman, Pre-PhD.  A Black Lady Sketch Show is a narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests. The show presents sketches performed by a core cast of black women, including Robin Thede, Ashley Nicole Black, Quinta Brunson, and Gabrielle Dennis. Catch it Fridays at 11PM, only on HBO. #HBO #ABlackLadySketchShow #ABLSS Subscribe to HBO on YouTube: https://goo.gl/wtFYd7.   https://youtu.be/CNfoPKiUztE
  2. "A Black Lady Sketch Show: Meet the Character with Robin Thede Featurette | HBO." HBO, Youtube. August 12, 2019. [1:10] Say hello to Dr. Hadassah Olayinka Ali-Youngman, Pre-PhD.  A Black Lady Sketch Show is a narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests. The show presents sketches performed by a core cast of black women, including Robin Thede, Ashley Nicole Black, Quinta Brunson, and Gabrielle Dennis. Catch it Fridays at 11PM, only on HBO. #HBO #ABlackLadySketchShow #ABLSS Subscribe to HBO on YouTube: https://goo.gl/wtFYd7.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp2V4s7SR0o
  3. "A Black Lady Sketch Show: Get the Belt (Full Sketch) | HBO." HBO, Youtube. September 7, 2019. [5:46] Let the games begin.  A Black Lady Sketch Show is a narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests. The show presents sketches performed by a core cast of black women, including Robin Thede, Ashley Nicole Black, Quinta Brunson, and Gabrielle Dennis. Stream it now on HBO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnc5KHSASAE
  4. "A Black Lady Sketch Show | Gang Orientation (Full Sketch) | HBO." HBO, Youtube. August 18, 2019. [4:44] Not your typical job orientation...  A Black Lady Sketch Show is a narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests. The show presents sketches performed by a core cast of black women, including Robin Thede, Ashley Nicole Black, Quinta Brunson, and Gabrielle Dennis. Catch it Fridays at 11PM, only on HBO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNx30-9dY1U
  5. "A Black Lady Sketch Show | Rome and Julissa (Full Sketch) | HBO." HBO, Youtube. August 25, 2019. [4:27] Forbidden Love.  A Black Lady Sketch Show is a narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests. The show presents sketches performed by a core cast of black women, including Robin Thede, Ashley Nicole Black, Quinta Brunson, and Gabrielle Dennis. Catch it Fridays at 11PM, only on HBO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aeLai2I2V8
  6. "A Black Lady Sketch Show | On My Own (Full Sketch) | HBO." HBO, Youtube. August 24, 2019. [4:35] Everytime I get dumped, here comes Patti LaBelle! A Black Lady Sketch Show is a narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests. The show presents sketches performed by a core cast of black women, including Robin Thede, Ashley Nicole Black, Quinta Brunson, and Gabrielle Dennis. Catch it Fridays at 11PM, only on HBO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1fNTu6gzg8





PLAYLIST: "A Black Lady Sketch Show | Now Streaming | HBO." HBO, Youtube. [31 videos, last updated September 18, 2019] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO79iP69FaZPUe5TEM4i99eUANCbFThx3








Photo: theGrio.com





Articles & Websites




  1. "The Many Voices of ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ Robin Thede’s HBO show—just renewed for a second season—is in many ways the first of its kind, but refuses to be the last." Alison Herman, Theringer.com. August 29, 2019. https://www.theringer.com/tv/2019/8/29/20838442/a-black-lady-sketch-show-hbo-robin-thede
  2. "A Black Lady Sketch Show Is a Much-Needed Jolt to TV Comedy HBO's new series is part of an ongoing, long overdue evolution." Jason Parham, Wired.com. August 2, 2019. https://www.wired.com/story/black-lady-sketch-show-tv-comedy/
  3. "5 Skits That Perfectly Showcase the Genius of HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show." Mekishana Pierre, Popsugar.com. September 10, 2019. https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Best-Black-Lady-Sketch-Show-Sketches-46562661
  4. "‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ Renewed For Season 2 By HBO." Denise Petski, Deadlin.com. August 27, 2019. https://deadline.com/2019/08/a-black-lady-sketch-show-renewed-season-2-hbo-1202705742/
  5. "‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ Renewed for Season 2 at HBO." Will Thorne, Variety.com. August 27, 2019. https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/a-black-lady-sketch-show-season-2-hbo-1203316221/
  6. "A Black Lady Sketch Show Is the First of Its Kind. It Doesn’t Act Like It. The cast of Robin Thede’s HBO show doesn’t need to make its experience legible to anyone but itself." Rachelle Hampton, Slate.com. August 5, 2019. https://slate.com/culture/2019/08/black-lady-sketch-show-review-robin-thede-hbo.html
  7. "A Black Lady Sketch Show Is Great — Here Are 7 Sketches That Prove It." Dave Nemetz, Tvline.com. September 6, 2019. https://tvline.com/2019/09/06/a-black-lady-sketch-show-season-1-best-sketches-hbo/
  8. "With A Black Lady Sketch Show, Black women are no longer just background in sketch comedy." Joelle Monique, Avclub.com. September 7, 2019. https://www.avclub.com/with-a-black-lady-sketch-show-black-women-are-no-longe-1837896905
  9. "A Black Lady Sketch Show Is Pure, Funny Fire." Jen Chaney, Vulture.com. August 2, 2019. https://www.vulture.com/2019/08/a-black-lady-sketch-show-hbo-review.html
  10. "Who Are the Women of ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’? A Quick Primer HBO’s new comedy series features a cast of emerging black comedians." Leigh-Ann Jackson, Nytimes.com. July 31, 2010. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/arts/television/a-black-lady-sketch-show-hbo.html
  11. "Robin Thede Is Changing the Game With A Black Lady Sketch Show." Jourdain Searles, Vulture.com. August 2, 2019. https://www.vulture.com/2019/08/robin-thede-a-black-lady-sketch-show-hbo-interview.html








Photo: Thatgrapejuice.net
  • https://www.hbo.com/a-black-lady-sketch-show
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9698520/
  • https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/a_black_lady_sketch_show
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Black_Lady_Sketch_Show
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Thede
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issa_Rae
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Ruffin
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Nicole_Black
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrielle_Dennis
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Thee_Stallion
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinta_Brunson






Photo: HBO.com





Social Media




  • https://www.facebook.com/ABlackLadySketchShow/
  • https://giphy.com/channel/ABlackLadySketchShow
  • https://www.instagram.com/ablackladysketchshow/
  • https://twitter.com/BlackLadySketch



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