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Labor Day 2021
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RESPECT Sunday
All That Philly Jazz
by Faye Anderson
2y ago
“Respect,” starring Academy Award®-winner Jennifer Hudson, opens on Friday, August 13, 2021. The Queen of Soul’s gospel roots and civil rights activism ran deep. Her father, Rev. C. L. Franklin, was a civil rights leader who mentored a young Martin Luther King Jr. Ms. Franklin toured the country with Dr. King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and used her voice to “deliver music for social justice.” Ms. Franklin supported the Black Panther Party and the Free Angela Movement. Congregations and organizations across the country will participate in RESPECT Sunday, “a nationwide c ..read more
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John Coltrane Lives!
All That Philly Jazz
by Faye Anderson
2y ago
In February 2021, a notice was posted on 1509 N 33rd St. that the building will be demolished on or after March 10, 2021. The property shares a party wall with the John Coltrane House which is listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. The Department of Licenses & Inspections (L&I) has long known about the deteriorating condition of 1509 N 33rd St. The National Historic Landmark was included on 2020 Preservation At Risk, in part, due to the condition of the adjacent property. We did not know what, if any, measures the demolition contractor had taken to protect the John Co ..read more
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Joe Pitts’ Musical Bar
All That Philly Jazz
by Faye Anderson
2y ago
Joe Pitts’ Musical Bar was located in his “hostelry,” the Pitts Hotel. Joe Pitts’ and Watts’ Zanzibar were mentioned in the August 24, 1946 issue of Billboard. From Jazz.com: Ray Bryant and [Benny] Golson played regularly in late 1946 with bassist Gordon “Bass” Ashford. They performed one night a week at Joe Pitt’s Musical Bar, and weekends at the Caravan Republican Club, for as long as six months at a stretch. Read more ..read more
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Yorktown Under Siege
All That Philly Jazz
by Faye Anderson
2y ago
General George Washington’s decisive victory over British forces in the Battle of Yorktown, aka the Siege of Yorktown, was the turning point in the American Revolution. Yorktown, a North Philly neighborhood whose name is derived from the 1781 battle, is under siege. The planned community was built between 1960 and 1969. Banker and developer Norman Denny acquired 153 acres of blighted blocks that were cleared by the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority. Denny constructed 635 rowhouses that were marketed to first-time African American homebuyers with children. Yorktown provided suburban-style ho ..read more
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Gentrifiers and Black History in Philadelphia Update
All That Philly Jazz
by Faye Anderson
2y ago
City Council passed a one-year demolition moratorium for six blocks of Christian Street in the most gentrified neighborhood in Philadelphia. The mayor is expected to sign the bill which is sponsored by Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson who is under federal indictment. The purpose of the moratorium is to give the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia time to prepare the nomination for the proposed Christian Street Historic District. Architect Julian Abele and Rev. Charles Tindley are the most notable residents of that stretch of Christian Street. Abele and Tindley lived on the 1500 block ..read more
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Gentrifiers and Black History in Philadelphia
All That Philly Jazz
by Faye Anderson
2y ago
The first enslaved Africans were brought to Philadelphia in 1639. Philadelphia was the center of organized resistance to slavery. A visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture shows that the African American story cannot be told without Philadelphia. In a city with Black National Historic Landmarks and National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom sites, gentrifiers in the most gentrified neighborhood have proposed that six blocks – 1400 to 2000 Christian Street – be designated Philadelphia’s first “Black-themed” historic district. The notables who lived on this st ..read more
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Jazz is Black Music
All That Philly Jazz
by Faye Anderson
3y ago
This is your annual reminder that jazz is Black music. The demographics of those who get gigs, grants, fellowships, teaching opportunities, etc., are radically different from those who created jazz. But don’t get it twisted. They are enjoying the fruit of a tree which they didn’t plant. Jazz pianist, arranger and composer Mary Lou Williams’ drew a picture for the slow learners. A 1959 film, The Cry of Jazz, sparked controversy when one of the characters asserted that “jazz is merely the Negro’s cry of joy and suffering.” The character, Alex, explained that “the Negro was the only one wit ..read more
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