Kennedy Center’s New Dance Director Criticized ‘Woke’ Ballet Culture nytimes.com/2025/08/25/art… via The New York Times

Fed governor Lisa Cook sues Trump over 'unprecedented and illegal' effort to fire her nbcnews.com/business/econo… via NBC News

Trump Cancels Kamala Harris’s Secret Service Protection nytimes.com/2025/08/29/us/… via The New York Times

Vocalist Sheila Jordan was born in Detroit on this day November 18, 1928. She was a fixture of the NYC jazz scene in the 1950s, befriending Charlie Parker, studying with Charles Mingus & Lennie Tristano, and recording her debut album "Portrait Of Sheila": bluenote.lnk.to/PortraitOfShei…

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nyc subway goes america first

WATCH: Native Americans are protesting after ICE detained 4 Oglala Sioux tribal members in Minneapolis. Three are still unaccounted for. Let that sink in. The original Americans are getting treated like “illegal aliens” by masked federal agents.

What we saw today in Davos was an old man decompensating on the world stage because nobody close to him who's in a position to do something cares about him enough to bother.

Elon Musk Threatens Boycott of ‘The Odyssey’ After Black Actress Chosen As World’s Most Beautiful Woman dlvr.it/TQjpjf

Sometimes, the best love is the love you give yourself. Here’s to being “a lonely painter” and creating your own story. Photo by Brian Aris

Legendary New Orleans clarinetist Doreen Ketchens serenades her grandson with a beautiful jazz tune

Lady Gaga’s tribute to Stevie Wonder is something special…

Florida Democrats Win Special Election in Mar-a-Lago’s District nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/… via The New York Times

Donald actually told the truth for a change, admitting that he hangs out with losers because it makes him feel better about being a loser himself. Sad :(

The late Pearl Bailey was #BOTD in 1918. Her legacy lives on through her work as an actor, singer & author. She was the first Black actor to win the SAG Life Achievement Award in 1976, & her contributions to the arts would also garner her the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

📢 We're hiring! Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art is seeking a head curator who will lead our curatorial department, developing and executing the collections development strategy, among other duties. Learn more: africa.si.edu/about#careers

Ana Navarro: “You’ve got JD Vance out there telling the Pope to be careful with his words. When you work for a guy that celebrates Bob Mueller’s death, celebrates Rob Reiner’s death, posts images of the Obama’s as apes — you don’t have the moral standing to tell anybody to be

Queens of the Nation Mardi Gras Indian march at Jazz Fest — first of its kind gathering of female Black Masking Indian royalty

Sean Paul had the crowd at New Orleans JazzFest eating out of his hand yesterday. Easily his strongest showing I’ve seen! Well done global ambassador of our music and culture 👏👏👏🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

Super Saturday. #jazzfest 📷 : Douglas Mason, David Brendan Hall, Caitlyn Ridenour, Katie LaRocca, Joshua Brasted