Tag: Black Excellence

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My husband and I grew up in Guyana (it is on the northern tip of South America) eating traditional Guyanese dishes, made at home by our moms, aunts and grandmothers.

https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2023/12/01/tiny-desk-spotify-wrapped-ashley-pointer

Ashley Pointer is an assistant producer of National Public Radio’s Tiny Desk, who also runs NPR Music’s social.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves_Tumor

Sean Lee Bowie, best known by the recording alias Yves Tumor, is an American musician and producer of experimental music, born in Miami, Florida and currently based in Turin, Italy.^[5][6]

https://www.christianmcbride.com/bio

Raised in Philadelphia, a city steeped in soul, Christian McBride moved to New York in 1989 to pursue classical studies at the Juilliard School.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Zephaniah

Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (15 April 1958 – 7 December 2023) was a British writer, dub poet and actor. He was included in The Times list of Britain’s top 50 post-war writers in 2008.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/biographies/okoroha-kelechi-r-m-d/bio-20509737

Kelechi R. Okoroha, M.D., is a fellowship‐trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in Hip Arthroscopy and sports medicine. His clinical focus includes:

• Hip Arthroscopy
• Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)
• Hip Labral repair
• Shoulder Instability
• Shoulder Labral repair
• Cartilage & meniscus restoration surgery
• ACL reconstruction surgery
• shoulder replacement surgery
• Management of injuries in the non‐elite and elite athlete.
• Pain management following surgery and ways to reduce opioids postoperatively.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Walker_(abolitionist)

David Walker (September 28, 1796 – August 6, 1830)^[a] was an American abolitionist, writer, and anti-slavery activist.

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/01/1215359803/aja-monet-tiny-desk-concert?ft=nprml&f=1039

Djembe. Drums. Piano and bass. A sweeping groove beckoned, welcoming us into the world of surrealist blues poet, Aja Monet. Transformed into a lush garden, the Tiny Desk blooms with the stanzas, sounds and legacy of jazz poetry.

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/22/1124299403/youngbloods-pianist-sean-mason?ft=nprml&f=347174538

For pianist Sean Mason, it’s about the melody and the dance