Tag Archives: Black History Month

Something for Thursday (Black History Month)

Posted on February 12, 2026 by ksedinger

The other day, someone posed an interesting question over on the Threads platform: Dear white people, It’s Black History Month. Who made you see us? Who was your first Black celebrity crush? It didn’t take me long to figure out … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tones

Posted on February 10, 2026 by ksedinger

I kind of screwed up my calendar this year, which means that I missed the start of Black History Month when posting last week’s selection. For the last bunch of years I’ve been using this month to feature Black music … Continue reading →

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Posted on February 7, 2023 by ksedinger

It’s February and Black History Month, a time when I try to spotlight works by Black composers. We start this time with Hannah Kendall, a British composer born in 1984. From her website bio: Known for her attentive arrangements and … Continue reading →

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From the Books: NO NAME IN THE STREET, James Baldwin

Posted on February 1, 2023 by ksedinger

I have just finished reading James Baldwin’s powerful essay-book No Name in the Street, in which Baldwin describes his early life and his encounters later with many figures, some seminal and some less-so, and how he relates all of this to … Continue reading →

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