The City of Inglewood is where “The only thing that’s changed is everything,” according to its website. True, there have been a lot of changes recently: The K Line runs […]
Author Archives: Gregg Reese
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At home with the ancestors
“Trane was the Father, Pharaoh was the Son, I am the Holy Ghost.” —Albert Ayler Pharaoh Sanders, the revered and influential tenor saxophonist who explored and extended the boundaries […]
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Chart topping pianist Ramsey Lewis dies at 87
Composer, jazz pianist, and radio and television personality Ramsey Lewis died at the age of 87 on Sept. 5. Known for his crossover success in the jazz and popular realms, […]
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Should I stay or should I go?
Home ownership is much more than having a roof over your head or shelter from the elements. In our national mythos it is perhaps the core component of the American […]
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Should I stay or should I go?
Home ownership is much more than having a roof over your head or shelter from the elements. In our national mythos it is perhaps the core component of the American […]
Posted inCovers, Local
‘Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971’
For its second major exhibit them Academy Museum of Motion Pictures presents a look back at the performers of color who paved the way for today’s mega-stars like Samuel L. […]
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A life of service
It’s official. Skip Cooper has stepped down from the Presidency of the Black Business Association (BBA), a position he held since 1972. Actually, the transition has already taken place, with […]
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Nichelle Nichols ‘boldly went’ where no one had before
“Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away.” —Kyle Johnson, on his mother’s official Facebook page (https://uhura.com) July 31. Science fiction, “SF,” “Sci-Fi”, or speculative […]
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Convergence
With the year half way over and Brittney Griner’s incarceration well past the 100-day mark, no clear-cut path for her liberation is in view. To recap, the international basketball star […]
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‘Pretty Boy’s’ rebirth: Leo Victor Smith looks at half century in ‘the hood’
The city of New Orleans, a launching point of various styles of music traditions, also produced one Leo Victor Smith, a transplant to Los Angeles (by way of Baton Rouge), […]
