August Haiku Turn the calendar Fresh page under sunny skies August has arrived Via IG: kulufly

Juneteenth: On June 19th, 1865, General Granger and Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, compelling slaveholders at gunpoint to comply with the law and liberate enslaved people who, despite being aware of their freedom, were kept in captivity due to recalcitrant slaveholders. #juneteenth

The 15th anniversary of International #Jazz Day on April 30, 2026. Events taking place in over 190 countries and all 50 U.S. states. Global Host City is Chicago, Illinois. Join the Global Concert live stream. jazzday.com

International Jazz Day | April 30, 2025

International Jazz Day (April 30) is the world's largest celebration of jazz. Declared in 2011 by UNESCO, Jazz Day recognizes jazz music as a worldwide force for peace, gender and racial equality, div...

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#JazzAppreciationMonth #womeninjazz #jazz #jazzvocalistsenthusiast

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Our new playlist is out now!! Volume 47! As always we would encourage you to buy directly from the artist where possible, and all the links are on our site. womeninjazzmedia.com/news/2026-04...

Brilliant storytelling❤️ PBS/ Whyy: This American Life. Bless This Mess: In this moment when the US government is trying to make American history tidier, we try to learn from the mess. Including the untold, messy tale of Paul and Essie Robeson. share.google/1oMEQHUKWhqa...

Betty Carter sounded like no one else in jazz, with her own diction, her own phrasing, & her own sense of pitch. Her rich, pure voice sounded instrumental, with curved, beautifully shaped notes. —jazzcorner #jazzappreciationmonth #womeninjazz youtu.be/b80xVs7k2SU?...

Open The Door

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Taaim Diaspora Shabbat Dinner Series: An immersive Ethiopian and Yeminite Experience at IG: @TsionCafe @taaimdiaspora

#JazzAppreciationMonth: Alice Coltrane aka Turiya, a jazz musician composer, bandleader and Hindu spiritual leader, particularly recognized as a key figure in the spiritual jazz movement and a pioneering jazz harpist. She was married to influential jazz saxophonist John Coltrane. #womeninjazz

No one says “Moses” like Ann Baxter’s Nefetari said Moses (or as often). The Ten Commandments (1956) Shabbat Shalom, Chag Pesach Sameach! #jewsky

Humans can do extraordinary things together. One planet. One pulse. The Great Synchronization. Five minutes. Four words. Peace Love Unity Respect March 21, 1pm EST No leaders. No politics. #globalsynchronization #worldpeace2026

Shabbat Haiku: the world inundates us all the time; look for wonder in quiet places. Shabbat Shalom¨*•ღ✫*¨ #jewsky

NYC’s only Ethiopian-Israeli restaurant closes after anti-Zionist harassment: ‘So much animosity’ #jewsky nypost.com/2026/02/12/u...

NYC’s only Ethiopian-Israeli restaurant closes after anti-Zionist harassment: ‘So much animosity’

The owner of the city’s only Ethiopian-Israeli kosher eatery in Harlem claimed she was forced to close because of harassment over the Jewish state’s war with Hamas, prompting calls for …

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“The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you; they are unique manifestations of the human spirit.” -Wade Davis #learnaboutothercultures #Bluesky

Hugh Ramopolo Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018), the "father of South African #jazz,” trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer and singer, well-known for “Grazing in the Grass” and anti-apartheid songs such as "Soweto Blues" and "Bring Him Back Home". #jazzsky youtu.be/qghMyvVuClI

Hugh Masekela - In the market place

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Shabbat Shalom•ღ✫*¨ Shalom Rav, particularly to those looking for fragments of peace. #jewsky

01/14 - 03/19/26 Goethe-Institut NY Exhibition: 3 Lieder für Marie Nejar, a solo show by artist James Gregory Atkinson. The exhibition centers on Marie Nejar (Z”L) an Afro-German actress & singer widely considered to be the last known Black survivor of Nazi Germany. afrogermans.us/in-honour-of...

Chag Hanukkah Sameach•ღ✫*¨* Blessed is the light of reason. Blessed is the light of self-esteem. Blessed is the light of courage. Blessed is the light of freedom. Chanukah is Here: CD: Light Up the Night by Jacob Spike Kraus #jewsky #hanukkah

New edition to Hanukkah Playlist: Track: Eight Bright Candles · Lynette Washington CD: Long, Long Ago (A Jazz Celebration of Christmas, Chanukah & Kwanza) #jewsky #hanukkah #jazz youtu.be/fDNPHKXIvPc

Eight Bright Candles

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National Native American Heritage Day, the day after Thanksgiving, honors Native Americans across the nation. The day celebrates the vibrant cultures, traditions, and heritages while recognizing Native Americans' many contributions. #bluesky #nativeamericans

Boston Blue’ Has a Beautiful Black Jewish Family, Inspired by Its Jewish Co-Creator You'll love watching the Shabbat dinner scene on this new "Blue Bloods" inspired spinoff. www.kveller.com/boston-blue-... #jewsky

‘Boston Blue’ Has a Beautiful Black Jewish Family, Inspired by Its Jewish Co-Creator – Kveller

Sunday night dinners were at the heart of the hit New York detective show “Blue Bloods” (2010-2024). The Irish-Catholic Reagan family’s tradition was led by patriarch NYPD Commissioner Frank Reagan. B...

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The Talmud states “a person is not forgotten until his or her name is forgotten.” Stolpersteine, “stumbling block” a concrete cube bearing a brass plate inscribed with the name and life dates of victims of Nazi extermination or persecution. Video via dw_euromaxx #dwberlinfresh #jewsky

November 9th-10th: Kristallnacht or The Night of Broken Glass: A massive coordinated attack on Jews throughout the German Reich on the night of Nov 09 through the next day Nov 10, 1938. The synagogue of Insterburg, my maternal roots, was burned down during Kristallnacht. #jewsky

Wishing you rest, renewal, and whatever your spirit needs most this Shabbat. Shabbat Shalom🪬 Artwork, Shinta S. Zenker #jewsky

The American adoptees who fear deportation to a country they can't remember www.bbc.com/news/article... #intercountryadoptees

The American adoptees who fear deportation to a country they can't remember

Thousands of US adoptees do not have citizenship despite being brought to the country as babies decades ago. Now many fear deportation.

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Jack DeJohnette (1942-2025) one of the most acclaimed and influential drummers ever. Album: First Light, Track: Moment to Moment Freddie Hubbard: Trumpet Jack DeJohnette: Drums #jazzsky youtu.be/qw4KgamyaX4?...

Moment to Moment

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Shabbat Shalom•ღ✫*¨* Art: Ancient Ways Artist: Diane Bryer #jewsky

Shavua Tov•ღ✫*¨* Have a good week.

New Ep out now! 'Memory as Resistance' Eliaz Reuben-Dandeker grew up between Marathi, Hebrew, Hindi, and Urdu – and people still asked, “What are you?” He answers with food, photographs, and a deep love for the Bene Israel story. New episode out now. Links in bio