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Music matters: 2 Black-owned record labels changed history FacebookTwitterEmail 2of6 3of6 5of6 6of6 Just because we can’t attend physical events doesn’t mean there’s not a lot of cool stuff happening around the Capital Region.  Last week, I had the good fortune to be part of one.  On Feb. 13, the Albany Institute of History & Art held a virtual presentation entitled Black Swan Records and Motown Records – African-American Independent Music Companies. The class, conducted through Zoom by local music historian Donald Hyman, took the few dozen participants on a journey through two o...

Fear the Walking Dead and God Friended Me. It was recently announced that she will appear in the Adrienne Warren-led Women of the Movement Series. Pinkins is also the writer, director and producer of the upcoming political thriller Red Pill, which will premiere next month at the all-virtual Pan African Film Festival, the largest Black film festival in the United States. Below, read her tribute to a woman who made her feel  success was possible.?play> Ethel Waters in (Photo: Alfredo Valentine/NYPL) Pinkins on Waters: "Ethel Waters was America’s first multi-hyphenate super star. She work...

Jimi Hendrix in 1967. Photograph: TT News Agency/AFP/Getty Images In 1967, Jimi Hendrix accidentally cracked his guitar before a concert. Seeing it was pretty much broken, he decided to destroy it on stage. When he did, the audience went wild. Destroying guitars became a regular part of his act. Hendrix destroyed dozens of guitars over his career and one that was salvaged and saved can now be seen in Nashville. 'All they want is my voice': the real story of 'Mother of the Blues' Ma Rainey Read more The guitar is on view at the new Nat...