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by Juliana Roth “To remember a man is to give him eternal life,” Bill Gunn said years before his early death at Nyack Hospital...
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by Juliana Roth “To remember a man is to give him eternal life,” Bill Gunn said years before his early death at Nyack Hospital...
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Re-seeing Black Hollywood’s Rockland Roots: Rivertown Film Society Hosts Local Premiere of Kathleen Collins’ Film Canon by Juliana Roth “She’s a Rocklander,” Sam Waymon,...
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by Bill Batson Each year, Sam Waymon’s star in the galaxy of American Black culture shines brighter. Waymon arrived in Rockland County in the...
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by Bill Batson While the name of Nyack’s only record shop has changed, the staff, stylings and singer/songwriter owners remain the same. Amy Bezunartea...
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by Bill Batson Sam Waymon did Nina Simone, his late sister, proud when he came to the microphone at the Rock & Roll Hall of...
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by Bill Batson Major gaps in my ancestry explain my fascination with family, local and black history. I was born in the interval between...
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by Bill Batson History came knocking on the door of local legend and maestro Sam Waymon twice this month. On July 14, Waymon was...
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by Bill Batson “The Amazing Nina Simone,” a documentary by Jeff L. Lieberman opened on Friday, October 16th in New York City. Sam Waymon,...
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by Bill Batson The musical career of Sam Waymon is set to soar. In February 2015, Spike Lee will release Da Sweet Blood of...