Dec 30th, 2008 · Chip Saltsman, one of the candidates for chair of the Republican National Committee, sent a CD full of song parodies to several RNC members. Among them, "Barack the Magic Negro." The 'magic negro' is an old term that dates to the 1950s. Used today, is it satire or racism?
Dec 30th, 2008 · The race for a new chairman of the Republican National Committee was tossed into disarray last week, when one of the six candidates vying for the job sent committee members a CD featuring the parody song "Barack the Magic Negro."
May 16th, 2008 · It's been more than a century since the Fisk University Jubilee singers started performing Negro spirituals and slave songs. Today the Fisk singers are still spreading the songs of enslaved Africans nationwide. And they're celebrated in a new show called Sing Jubilee! The Story of the Fisk Jubilee Singers.
Jan 29th, 2008 · The vivid, detailed and realistic pictures in a new book for children transport readers to the world of baseball's Negro Leagues. Award-winning artist Kadir Nelson wrote and illustrated the book, We Are the Ship.
Jun 15th, 2007 · Dino Saluzzi, a master of Argentina's tango music, has been quietly building a legacy since the mid-1980s with his accordion-like bandoneon. Critic Tom Terell tells us about the man, the music and his latest CD, Ojos Negros.
Jun 15th, 2007 · Dino Saluzzi, a master of Argentina's tango music, has been quietly building a legacy since the mid-1980s with his accordion-like bandoneon. Critic Tom Terell tells us about the man, the music and his latest CD, Ojos Negros.
Apr 3rd, 2007 · Two musicians -- Argentinian accordion player Dino Saluzzi and German cellist Anja Lechner -- have teamed up for the new album Ojos Negros. They begin their first U.S. tour on April 18.
Mar 23rd, 2007 · Bob Motley, the last surviving umpire from baseball's legendary Negro Leagues, has a memoir out called Ruling Over Monarchs, Giants, and Stars: Umpiring in the Negro Leagues and Beyond.