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Roger Gentry “Kidd Cincinnati” welcomed youth to the stage during his dynamic performance;

showcasing his willingness  to promote the blues to the younger generation. Photo by “I KNOW a GUY, who KNOWS a GUY” © 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twyla Birdsong  performed at Bluesfest with The Hoopties who perform a wide variety of original “all-American” music, ranging from old-school country to contemporary R&B to classic funk and reggae.

Photo by Shannon Poynter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This past summer was packed with entertaining music festivals. Those willing to make the trek to Detroit, MI enjoyed the “true extravaganza”, with “Sing the Truth” featuring Angelique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves and Lizz Wright honoring the legacies of Miriam Makeba, Abbey Lincoln and Odetta. “Sing the Truth” – a special production that honors great women in jazz, folk, R&B, gospel and the blues, is making just three appearances in North America, and only one of those performances, the one in Detroit, was free.

By Reference Librarian Eunice B.

 

It’s in the news a lot lately and also popping up in your grocery store and on TV commercials. But do you know what “gluten-free” means, or why it’s important?

By Robert Pagliarini
Tribune Media Services

 

Do you want to change your life but struggle to make it happen? There’s a reason it’s so difficult, and the recent unrest in the Middle East provides us a glimpse in to the challenges we face when we try to improve our lives.

By Mark Miller

Tribune Media Services

 

During this summer’s din about debt ceilings and deficits, you might have missed this important headline: the gap in net worth between white and black Americans has grown is 20 to one, and the gap between whites and Latinos isn’t much better, standing at 18 to one.