April & Nina's Salon Newsletter

June Blog Spot

 

Channeling the Ancestors: Rhiannon Giddens Shines a Spotlight on America’s Dark Past

 

by Nina Kennedy

 

Rhiannon Giddens, formerly of the Grammy Award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops clarifies that the banjo was an instrument invented by slaves. 

 
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The Negro Ensemble Company’s Production of "Daughters of the Mock" at Theatre 80 St. Marks

 

by Nina Kennedy

 

Judi Ann Mason’s riveting play Daughters of the Mock, directed by Denise Dowse, just finished a successful run at Theatre 80 St. Marks in Manhattan.

 
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In Honor of Juneteenth¹, a Book Review of "Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome"

 

by Nina Kennedy

 

I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Joy DeGruy present a lecture as part of Fisk University’s Spring Arts Festival in Nashville while she was promoting her then new book.

 
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"Matthew Kennedy: One Man's Journey"

 

by Nina Kennedy

 

 

June 5th marks the third anniversary of my father’s death, so I thought it appropriate to write a little something about the documentary film I produced on his life.

 
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