Mother Africa has been part of South King County for over 20 years, having been founded by Risho Sapano in 2004. Conceived as an “investment” in the voices of African women throughout the Puget Sound ...
Jazz at Lincoln Center kicked off their 2025-2026 season with Mother Africa on July 24 and 25, a concert consisting of compositions primarily from American composers who were heavily influenced by ...
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As part of NPR's Crossing the Divide series, author Saidiya Hartman talks about one of the oldest and deepest divides in America: slavery. In Hartman's new book, Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the ...
Twenty years after Wangari Maathai received the Nobel Peace Prize for her courageous defense of forests, democracy and women’s rights, the United Nations Environment Programme honored her legacy this ...
Jazz at Lincoln Center will launch its “Mother Africa” season with the world premiere of “Afro!,” a new commission by managing and artistic director — and jazz legend — Wynton Marsalis, on Sept. 18–20 ...
Roughly a month ago, Jazz at Lincoln Center launched its 2025-26 season with a new work by a major American composer and musician conceived in the agreed-upon general style of African music. This past ...
Mother A.M.E. Zion Church recently received a $200,000 grant for preservation, but attendance has declined in recent years. By Mia Jackson In the 227 years since its birth, Mother African Methodist ...