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The Bob Moog Foundation has announced that it will feature its The Story of Moraz: The Life of a Music Genius exhibit at the 2024 NAMM convention, taking place from January 25th-28th at the Anaheim Convention Center.

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“In a lot of ways it goes back to the idea of some bodies literally being valued more than other bodies.” —Anya Groner, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts  The article centers on Sharon Lavigne, an advocate for environmental regulation in the St. James Parish region of Louisiana. The region is home to hundreds of petrochemical and petroleum plants, which emit carcinogens into the air of the surrounding mostly Black communities. Groner talks about how the history of slavery and Blac...

The Atlantic’s “Inheritance” project continues to explore Black history in America with Chapter Two: Uncovering Black History in the Places and Spaces “Where Memories Live.” The newest piece in the second chapter is from Pulitzer Prize winner Annette Gordon-Reed, taken from her book “On Juneteenth.” The excerpt explores the history of Africans in America prior to 1619, including that of Moroccan explorer Estebanico.  “The point is to think about Jamestown, but to see that Bl...

The Atlantic Publishes Chapter 2 of “Inheritance”: Uncovering Black History in the Spaces and Places “Where Memories Live” © Provided by The Atlantic Art credit: Khalik Allah; Archival video production: Renata Charlise / Black Archive “Active racism, exclusion, and environmental injustice have systematically destroyed or buried whole sections of Black history. Many of those who gripe about ‘erasing history’ of Confederate monuments and other symbols in the South have no idea ho...