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  MUSIC MONDAY: “Everyday People”: The Essential Sly and the Family Stone Collection (LISTEN)

  goodblacknews.org - By goodblacknews on April 7, 2025

  Greetings! It’s your friend and selector, Marlon, again. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s joyous, crisply edited and well observed documentary about Sly …

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  Born Enslaved, Destined to Sing: The Story of Elizabeth Greenfield

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  Elizabeth Greenfield, known as “The Black Swan,” was one of the most remarkable vocalists of the 19th century. Born into slavery in Natchez, …

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  Barry Jenkins to Direct Zendaya in Ronnie Spector Biopic ‘Be My Baby’ for A24

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  Oscar winner Barry Jenkins will direct A24’s “Be My Baby,” a biographical drama about Ronnie Spector. Zendaya, who has been attached to the project …

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  WHM: “Spirit In The Dark” – Celebrating the Brilliant Voice and Pen of Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, Born #OnThisDay

  goodblacknews.org - By goodblacknews on March 25, 2025

  by Lori Lakin Hutcherson, GBN Founder and Editor-in-Chief It’s commonly known if Aretha Franklin covered a song you wrote and/or recorded, it from her …

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  WHM: How Evangelist and Guitar Pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe Turned Her Rock of Ages into Rock N Roll

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  Born on this day in 1915, Rosetta Tharpe revolutionized the sound of electric guitar by using distortion with her unique phrasing & picking, …

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  MUSIC MONDAY: “Running Away: The Essential Roy Ayers” Playlist (LISTEN)

  goodblacknews.org - By goodblacknews on March 10, 2025

  In 1945, Lionel Hampton spotted a five year-old boogying so hard during his concert in Los Angeles, that the legendary the vibraphonist handed young …