"Look at that view,” my driver Gade said to me, as he marveled over the picturesque view of bright green rice fields with high mountaintops serving as their backdrop. We were in Sidemen, a small valley town east of...
by Kaeyla Willis --
As a Memphis-based live music and event photographer, I’ve kept abreast of the AFROPUNK festival and its focus on the music, arts and culture of Black people spanning multiple countries and cities.
I've wanted to attend for...
by Brianna A. Smith, Special to The New Tri-State Defender
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Smokin’ Grooves is a new but old essential entry in the ever-crowded music festival season.
It was the first amphitheater tour where nearly all the performers were rooted...
By RUSSELL CONTRERAS, Associated Press
PARIS (AP) — The great African-American writers James Baldwin and Richard Wright began their feud over Wright's novel "Native Son," at Cafe Les Deux Magots. Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis held hands with his white girlfriend, French...
by Rev. Noel G. L. Hutchinson Jr.
I’m on my way to Rwanda. Yes, in Africa. Yes, that country.
In 1994, there was mass genocide that made headlines all over the world. Over 1 million people died. That’s probably most of...
(The Rev. Noel G. L. Hutchinson Jr., mission director for the Progressive National Baptist Convention), visited Rwanda from December 3-8 for a leadership conference with 200-plus pastors from throughout the African country. A keynote speaker, the Memphis-based organizer of...
I love Europe. The architecture is simply stunning. I love their effortless style and lack of affect. This last trip to Barcelona and the Spanish island of Mallorca was my fourth visit across the pond and was no exception....
(The Rev. Noel G. L. Hutchinson Jr., mission director for the Progressive National Baptist Convention), will be in Rwanda from December 3-8 for a leadership conference with 200-plus pastors from throughout the African country. A keynote speaker, the Memphis-based...