#WMPG honors #BlackHistoryMonth

"WMPG recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February, highlighting the voices, music, history, and lived experiences of Black artists, activists, and storytellers.

Tune in to hear programs that celebrate Black creativity and resilience across genres and generations, from music that shaped movements to conversations that deepen our understanding of the past and present."

Segments include:
#MarshaPJohnson, #RobertLewis, #EarthaKitt, #MalcomX, #AlvinAiley, #BobGreen, #ChadwickBoseman, #DukeEllington, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLord, #ATribeCalledQuest, #OtisRedding, #NelsonMandela, #GarzaCullorsTometi, #LeslieOdomJr, #NinaSimone, #AudraMcDonald #BelHooks, #Beyonce, #FlorencePrice, #JamesBaldwin, #MuhammadAli, #ScottJoplin, #GraceVenuzaRogers, #BobTheDragQueen, #GordonParks, #KobeBryant, #WEBDubois, #BarackObama, #AudreLorde, #Lizzo, #KatherineJohnson, #ClaudetteColvin, #RhiannonGiddens, #TaranaBurke, #TeresaKachindamoto, #ShirleyChisholm, #ThurgoodMarshall, #HarrietTubman, #JohnBrownRusswurm, #StevieWonder, #LeadBelly, #MaryMcleodBethune, #ShirleyChisolm, #LeonardCummings, #MaeJemison, #BadBrains, #CornelWest, #MaconBollingAllen, #SpikeLee, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AngelaDavis, #SojournerTruth, #HankAaron, #BillieHoliday, #GeraldTalbot, #TrevorNoah, #JosephineBaker, #JackieRobinson, #ArethaFranklin, #ToniMorrison, #RobertLewis, #IndigoArts

Listen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/

#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio

Number 51: a more uplifting note! This #martinlutherkingjr and #alvinailey was definitely inspired by Andy Warhol. I was able to see my first Alvin Ailey production this year and it was fantastic.

#tenyearsoftwothangs

The best thing about being a reviewer is that you not only get to see a whole lot of beautiful dancing, but then you get to tell everybody what the really cool parts are. Anyway, this is what I was thinking when I saw Alvin Ailey American Dance on Friday.

https://www.broadstreetreview.com/reviews/alvin-ailey-american-dance-company-returns-to-the-academy-of-music

#Philadelphia #Dance #ContemporaryDance #AlvinAiley

In case you didn't already know it, or had forgotten, Alvin Ailey Dance Company is fabulous! So lucky to have seen them Friday.

https://www.broadstreetreview.com/reviews/alvin-ailey-american-dance-company-returns-to-the-academy-of-music

#Dance #Philadelphia #AlvinAiley

[Thread] So, it took having to do a search on the website, but I managed to find the #BlackHistoryMonth audio archives on the #WMPG website. Hopefully, the ones from 2025 will also be posted on their website (and the ones already posted won't disappear...).

Black History month - daily short history audio features

Posted February 3, 2021 by 'mpger

"Everyday in the month of February (Black history month), WMPG is airing a short audio feature about an influential Black man or woman in history. We’ll hear about people from Maine to Malawi. We celebrate scientists, radicals, teachers, preachers, musicians, athletes, and those who fought to followed their dreams. You can hear them all again right here: #BillieHoliday , #LeonardCummings , #MaconBollingAllen , #HarrietTubman , #NelsonMandela , #ShirleyChisholm , #MarshaPJohnson , #GordonParks , #JackieRobinson, #AngelaDavis , #ThurgoodMarshall , #StevieWonder , #Lizzo , #CornellWest , #TrevorNoah , #MaeJemison , #TaranaBurke , #AlvinAiley , #JosephineBaker, #RhiannonGiddens, #SunRa, and #LaverneCox."

Link to mp3 audio files:
https://www.wmpg.org/black-history-month-daily-short-history-audio-features/
#BlackHistory #BlackMusicians #BlackHistoricalFigures #CommunityRadio #WMPGFM

#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #AlvinAiley #Judith Jameson

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If anyone is still online and knows the legacy of Judith Jameson, try and catch the memorial service the company had. The recording of it is available until midnight EST today Jan 13th. It's a moving tribute to an irreplaceable star who left us in Dec.
https://ailey.org/events/dancing-spirit-celebration-life