"If only there was a safer Twitter." I am sincerely grateful for this community, because my mental health is so much better since I am spending less time on Twitter.
08:41 AM - Feb 03, 2024
Hi! 👋🏿 I'm Marlas and new here. I'm a scholar and writer looking for Black community, academic community and writing community. I enjoy discourse on media, politics and social justice, so hoping this app will be the right place for it! Nice to meet you ✨️
12:52 PM - Jul 05, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
OTD 07.07.1951 "Rocket 88" became no.1 on the R&B charts. Music historians often cite it as the "first #rocknroll record." #IkeTurner wrote Rocket, though the song credits his sax player/lead singer Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats, and it was recorded at #SamPhillips #SunRecords .
1951 Jackie Brenston Rocket "88" (#1 R&B hit) - YouTube
Sometimes cited as the ‘first’ rock ‘n roll record, this performing group was actually Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm, with which Brenston was singer and saxop...
10:03 AM - Jul 07, 2023
Remembering legend Teena Marie on her birthday (March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010). She wrote, sang, and played synthesizer on the superb rare funk jam A.W.O.L. (Absence Without Love) (1982) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjVWRuB9RMc by Carl Anderson. #funk #soul #music #NowPlaying #TeenaMarie
Teena Marie - A.W.O.L. (1982) rare funk 12" written by and feat. TM on vocals & synths Carl Anderson - YouTube
Of all the great songs Teena Marie created, this may be the least known. She wrote and played on the superb funk bomb A.W.O.L. (Absence Without Love) by Car...
03:09 PM - Mar 05, 2023
Fascinating: How a musicians' union action led to the birth of bebop. #music #Jazz #laborhistory
https://slate.com/podcasts/one-year/s4/1942/e3/recording-ban-1942-james-c-petrillo-the-american-fede...
https://slate.com/podcasts/one-year/s4/1942/e3/recording-ban-1942-james-c-petrillo-the-american-fede...
03:59 PM - Mar 01, 2023
Recommend: This book, "Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop," by Danyel Smith, sounds great! We'll be buying it pronto! @danamo #Blackwriters #WomensHistoryMonth #blackwomen #blackgirlmagic #music #popmusic #pop
04:04 PM - Mar 01, 2023
Recommend: We just picked up "When Broadway Was Black" by Caseen Gaines from Malik Books here in LA. "The triumphant story of how an all-Black Broadway cast and crew changed musical theatre—and the world—forever." #Broadway #blackmusical #books
04:20 PM - Mar 01, 2023
Mastodon: you just join one of the nodes. Each "instance" is a server, and each has its own registration process. A network of instances is a Fediverse.
Spoutible: if you used the bird site, you already know how to use it.
Echo if you prefer the zero learning curve of #Spoutible !
Spoutible: if you used the bird site, you already know how to use it.
Echo if you prefer the zero learning curve of #Spoutible !
10:08 AM - Mar 01, 2023
Proud to come from Pennsylvania today, electing the first female #speakerofthehouse #joannamcclinton - she is Black, but not the first Black Speaker. She is a force to reckon with!
https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2023/02/pa-house-speaker-mark-rozzi-resigns/
https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2023/02/pa-house-speaker-mark-rozzi-resigns/
07:48 PM - Mar 01, 2023
We've accomplished a lot since launching last June (Black Music Month) 2022. But given the state of America and the world today, there's much more to do. Black music history is the story of America. #BlackHistoryMonth
Our story
https://www.griotseye.com/insights/the-creative-process-model-p3
Our story
https://www.griotseye.com/insights/the-creative-process-model-p3
01:00 PM - Feb 28, 2023
Day 20 on #Spoutible #BlackHistoryMonth #ArethaFranklin From 1967 to 2007, the Federal Bureau of Investigation methodically collected information about Aretha Franklin using false phone calls, surveillance, infiltration, and highly-placed sources.
09:40 PM - Feb 20, 2023
I just came back from a great trip to NYC. I spent some time at the NYPL looking at the manuscripts of Charles Griffes, a 20th-century American composer from NY. He died as a result from the 1918 pandemic (from one of the subsequent waves).
I enjoyed this snippet where he extended the barlines🤣
I enjoyed this snippet where he extended the barlines🤣
06:24 PM - Feb 20, 2023
Bo Diddley included women in his band. Norma-Jean Wofford, also known as The Duchess, replaced guitarist, Peggy Jones, aka Lady Bo, in 1962 #womensart
10:10 AM - Feb 20, 2023
I highly recommend this beautifully made award-winning documentary. Great music, poetry, dance, and interview clips. It's so good I can't find words to describe it other than mind- and heart-opening. #BlackHistoryMonth
Website for the film is mrsoulmovie dot com
https://youtu.be/HP7IpImFk0Y
Website for the film is mrsoulmovie dot com
https://youtu.be/HP7IpImFk0Y
Mr. SOUL! HBO Max Trailer - YouTube
Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL! Ellis Haizlip ensures the Revolution will be televised with "SOUL!", America's first "Black Tonight Show."A...
06:00 PM - Feb 20, 2023
On President's Day, Lester Young will always be 'The Prez' of jazz
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/2/19/2153126/-Black-Music-Sunday-On-President-s-Day-Lester-You...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/2/19/2153126/-Black-Music-Sunday-On-President-s-Day-Lester-You...
08:34 AM - Feb 20, 2023
Remembering the legendary singer Nancy Wilson on her birthday (February 20, 1937 – December 13, 2018). Her beautiful song about life and death Tree Of Life (1976) was written & produced by Eugene McDaniels featuring Dave Grusin on piano. #soul #NancyWilson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sIyV5lhNEI
Nancy Wilson - Tree Of Life (1976) poetic reflection on life and death written by Eugene McDaniels - YouTube
Nancy Wilson's beautiful, poetic Tree Of Life, a song about life, death and the passage of time, appeared on her 1976 Capitol LP This Mother's Daughter. It w...
09:30 PM - Feb 20, 2023
Anyone else notice that the newest update gave us this? So awesome! A nice easy place to follow lots more fun and interesting people! Variety is the spice of life!
09:40 PM - Feb 19, 2023
#BlackMusicSunday #BlackHistory #Jazz #LesterYoung
Black Music Sunday: On President's Day, Lester Young will always be 'The Prez' of jazz
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/8/7/2114340/-Black-Music-Sunday-Time-to-celebrate-some-bright-...
Black Music Sunday: On President's Day, Lester Young will always be 'The Prez' of jazz
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/8/7/2114340/-Black-Music-Sunday-Time-to-celebrate-some-bright-...
10:05 AM - Feb 19, 2023
Though the last president tried to shamelessly (his default setting?) try and claim he was the first to designate an "African-American Music Appreciation Month," that was not true. President Jimmy Carter established Black Music Month in 1979. #ThankYouJimmy #BlackHistoryMonth #blackmusicproject
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Black Music Project @blackmusicprojectPres. Jimmy Carter 1st designated June as Black Music Month in the US in 1979 after an initiative led by iconic producer Kenny Gamble developed the idea. Along with our gratitude for his service, our prayers are with former President Carter and his family now. #ThankYouJimmy #blackmusicproject04:23 PM - Feb 18, 2023
04:41 PM - Feb 18, 2023
I hope more people see the positive appeal of Spoutible. @cbouzy has created something really peaceful and safe here. Moving from Twitter to here is like leaving an abusive relationship for good after a few attempts.
01:30 PM - Feb 18, 2023
When it comes to “hidden figures” in Black history, few have a legacy as instantly recognizable as Esther Jones. A largely Harlem-based jazz singer known as “Baby Esther” in the early 1900s, Jones became the inspiration for the character of Betty Boop but never received a penny in compensation. #bl
02:40 AM - Feb 16, 2023
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I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for making Spoutible a reality. This wouldn't have been possible without you guys.❤️
03:06 PM - Feb 16, 2023
The Summer of Soul Sly Stone full performance. I loved the doc, but wished the full concerts could be seen in hi rez…
https://youtu.be/uHc_jz4jsQQ
https://youtu.be/uHc_jz4jsQQ
Sly & The Family Stone - Summer Of Soul..(Full Concert) The Greatest Band Ever - YouTube
01:12 PM - Feb 16, 2023
Known as "the King of Ragtime," his works helped give America its cultural music identity beyond Europe. Though he died at 48, his music lives on.
He once told a friend, "When I'm dead twenty-five years, people are going to recognize me." #BlackHistoryMonth
Can you name this entertainer?
He once told a friend, "When I'm dead twenty-five years, people are going to recognize me." #BlackHistoryMonth
Can you name this entertainer?
06:42 PM - Feb 15, 2023
We gave a Jeopardy style hint by asking, "Can you name this 'ENTERTAINER'?" Scott Joplin was right when he predicted that his work would be appreciated more 25 years after his death than in his own time. #BlackHistoryMonth #ragtime
https://www.blackmusicproject.com/artists/scott-joplin
https://www.blackmusicproject.com/artists/scott-joplin
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Black Music Project @blackmusicprojectKnown as "the King of Ragtime," his works helped give America its cultural music identity beyond Europe. Though he died at 48, his music lives on.
He once told a friend, "When I'm dead twenty-five years, people are going to recognize me." #BlackHistoryMonth
Can you name this entertainer?06:42 PM - Feb 15, 2023![A drawing of a suited Black man from the early 20th century composing at an upright piano. Next to the illustration is the question: Born near Texarkana in the 1860s, he was known as "the King of Ragtime." His works helped give America its cultural music identity beyond European traditions. His music continues though he died at 48, nearly destitute in a mental asylum. He once told his friend, "When I'm dead twenty-five years, people are going to recognize me."
His composition "The Entertainer" was used as the theme for the 1973-Oscar-winning film The Sting. Marvin Hamlisch's adaptation reached No. 3 on the Billboard pop chart.
Can you name this composer?]()
09:52 PM - Feb 16, 2023
