Alright, this summer has our attention. All this social turbulence—a kind our nation hasn’t witnessed in generations—has a long tradition behind it. Revisiting some of our nation’s most treasured protest songs can help remind us that this fight isn’t new. This list is a soundtrack of freedom expressed through jazz—Afro-America’s great art form to the … [ Read more]
Rondo’s Blues: How Golden Thyme Coffee & Café became a destination for discourse in St. Paul’s black community
November 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Where is the heart of the black community, currently, in the Twin Cities? Where do African Americans gather to engage and deliberate, publicly, about issues pressing them today? If you had asked me 10 years ago—before my relocation to Harlem—I would’ve told you El-Amin’s on Broadway Avenue, Big E’s Soul Food on Nicollet Avenue, maybe … [ Read more]
