AT THE WALTERS ART GALLERY, IN BALTIMORE MARYLAND. Can you see the relationship between the two? One may ask which comes first,” the chicken or the egg”? The artist may conceive an idea, and in his/her studio begin to transform the art to canvas. At the time of transformation, this artist required quiet, deep concentration
The First African American to win the U.S. Open Tennis Championship, was ARTHUR ASHE, in 1968; there has not been another since. It’s a phrase associated with one set of people who have mustered a fight for as long as the Hebrews have been enslaved by the Egyptians. The gladiator, the bullfighter, the amphitheater, the
Imagine you could not find a suitable date, at church, work, or the bar/ restaurant you frequented. You decided to try online dating. You became so intrigued, you tried laying out your interests, wants and characteristics to an AI chat bot; just to see what WOULD HAPPEN. Then BOOM you fell in love. You are
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It is always a day of excitement when someone arrives at the gate of recognition. In this world of extreme competitiveness, the unseen blows endured especially in the world of Art and Culture, can only be seen when the few have emerged as winners. So many more have fallen by the wayside; some licking their
Carroll Park separates CHERRY HILL from PIG TOWN. One is populated by African Americans, the other by Euro Americans, and they played in the same park. Monroe Street in the 1980’s was like Park Avenue, New York. Montgomery Ward was the store for all seasons and all things including appliances and furniture. Kurt Schmoke was
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The Marie Antoinette, the world is famously aware of, is recorded in history, and associated with the French Revolution of the 1790’s. Former wife of Louis XVI, she had a taste for the exotic, and things sexual. The revolutionaries found her interests abominable, and she became corpse by guillotine. Baltimore’s Marie Antoinette also has a
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“Go to hell!!!”. This is not an unfamiliar outburst in American parlance; neither is “I had to do what I had to do”. Such utterances have inflicted untold damage to the human psyche, especially to those who have voiced, and later suffered in torment. HELL, is the English language translation of the Greek HADES, and
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Have you ever considered why Awards are handed out? Have you ever felt left out for not receiving an award? It is said that Awards play a heavy psychological impact on the recipient. This Award recognition began at home, where parents rewarded you as a toddler for the manners you displayed; to kindergarten, where you
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Why do African Americans play classical music? The African rhythm is much more pronounced and volcanic than classical, which rides the waves of the ocean at its calm. Music is what awakens the African soul, that ignites his spirit! As he was travelling through the middle passage, music in his voice ignited his strength to
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Back in the 1950’s when Baltimoreans talked about “jazz on the Avenue” they referred to PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. Where, WHO IS WHO, appeared to display their polished crafts in JAZZ and its relations. Well, it appears those days are over. Folks with a taste for JAZZ are not lining the streets of Pennsylvania Avenue, and the
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