As Black History Month comes to an end, I must pay homage to an influential Black leader who recently passed away. That person is the late, Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts III of Abyssinia Baptist Church, which is my home church. He died on October 28. 2022 after losing his battle to cancer.
Renown drummer and composer, the late, great Max Roach, was feted by Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium and Concord Baptist Church of Christ on what would have been this jazz giant’s 99th birthday; and launched a series of events coming in 2023 leading to Roach’s centennial birthday.
African drums could be heard loudly on Monday to celebrate the dedication of a Central Park gate for the group of men known as The Exonerated Five.
Mongo Santamaria, Ray Baretto, Candido all Latin artists who’ve lead their bands into “A” rooms (i.e., Blue Note, Village Gate, Carnegie Hall) throughout New York City by use of the percussion, trap drum, notwithstanding.
In February 2023, the Cultural Museum of African Art Eric Edwards Collection (CMAAEEC,) the largest collection of African Art in New York State, will be open to visitors at Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.
With our nation still grieving from the deaths of 10 African Americans who were senselessly murdered while shopping in a Buffalo supermarket on a warm day in May amongst other tragic mass killings, Congress recently passed “The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.”
Many of us know that cultural events like BAM’s DanceAfrica Festival and the International African Arts Festival which feature African-centered everything from live entertainment to food to clothing to jewelry to grooming aids to paintings also serve as a great way for creators to introduce their work to the world. This year’s Festival was no exception and participants included Newcomers like Lennir Menjazz, a young comic book promoter.
The following is a conversation between GrassRootsWire.com (GRW) and Financial Strategist Omare Kinsey (OK)
GRW: What is cryptocurrency?
OK: Cryptocurrecncy is a digital form of currency in which transactions are verified and records are maintained by a decentralized system. As opposed to a physical representation like the US dollar which is backed by a centralized authority such as the government or a bank. The decentralized system uses cryptography to secure your transactions and is verified by peers, not a central bank.
