January 2011
25 posts
“Quote of the Week!
“Those are the same stars, and that is the same moon,...”
Poem of the Week: "Art vs. Trade" By James Weldon...
This Week in Black Photos
Credit: AP Photo/Susan Walsh
Yesterday, U.S. President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union Address. Above is a photo of him gesturing to a member of the audience following his final standing ovation.
Want to see more photos? Check out the following link: http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-500146_162-10002302-2.html?tag=page;next
African-American Art: Pictorial Quilt (1898)
Above is a pictorial quilt created by Harriet Powers, who was an African-American slave, artist, and quilt maker. Powers was said to have created art ranging from astronomical events to bible stories, using a technique drawn from West Africa (specifically what is now Republic of Benin). She is considered one of the “mothers” of quilt making in the southern African-American...
Music Mondays: "There is a Balm in Gilead"
This week’s “Music Monday” feature is “There is a Balm in Gilead,” performed by Mahalia Jackson.
Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFMY4V7RdbU&feature=related
This song was originally written as a negro spiritual. Below is a description offered by http://www.negrospirituals.com.
“The ‘balm in Gilead’ is quoted in the Old...
Quote of the Week!
“I’m focused. I’m a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else.”
-Mos Def
YBWC Presents: Gentlemen's Award Dinner, Next...
One week from today…
WatchThis Week in Black News
“Philadelphia police say 69-year-old Dr. Kermit Gosnell has been running an illegal late-term abortion house of horrors, one in which fetuses born alive after 6-8 months of gestation had their spinal cords fatally cut scissors, and one patient died from an anesthetic overdose.”
Want to read more? Check out the following article by Sheryl Huggins Salomon of The...
Poem of the Week: "The Poet" By Paul Laurence...
He sang of life, serenely sweet, With, now and then, a deeper note. From some high peak, nigh yet remote, He voiced the world’s absorbing beat. He sang of love when earth was young, And Love, itself, was in his lays. But, ah, the world, it turned to praise A jingle in a broken tongue.
This Week in Black Photos
Hector Retamal/Agence France-Presse (Getty Images)
Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, also known as “Baby Doc,” returned to Haiti this week after fleeing nearly 25 years ago due to accusations of looting $300 million worth of government money.
Want to learn more? Check out the following...
African-American Art: "Bronzeville at Night"
Above is “Bronzeville at Night” by Archibald Motley which portrays urban nightlife, lively streets, and the diversity of the city.
Make sure to lookout for a new piece of African-American Art every Tuesday on the Ebony Tower Blog!
Yale Presents: Isabel Wilkerson, Wednesday 5 PM
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Crowds gather at the reflecting pools by the Washington Monument for the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom led by King, May 17, 1957.© Bob Henriques / Magnum Photos
SELMA, Ala.—King smiles triumphantly after a Montgomery federal judge granted him permission to begin the Selma to Montgomery March, 1965.© Bob Adelman / Magnum Photos
MONTGOMERY, Ala.—The Martin Luther King Jr....
This Week in Black News: Herman Cain Readies for... →
“Obama’s first opponent may be Herman Cain, an ex-pizza magnate whom Jack Kemp called “the Colin Powell of the restaurant industry.” Bryan Curtis talks politics with Citizen Cain.”
Check out the article about 2012 presidential candidate Herman Cain in the article linked above!
Poem of the Week: "A Sunset of the City" By...
This Week in Black Photos
Photo Credit: (NBC News) Mario Tama, Getty Images
Today marks the one year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti that killed over 200,000 people.
Want to read more? Check out the following article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41034184/ns/world_news-haiti_earthquake/
Rhythmic Blue Spring Auditions!
Rhythmic Blue (RB), Yale’s hip hop and contemporary dance group, is holding spring auditions this weekend. Please come prepared with a 30-45 second solo or be ready to free-style.
When: Saturday, January 15 (Call backs will be on Sunday, January, 16)
9:30 am - 1 pm
Where: Payne Whitney Gym, 5th Floor, Studio E/F
Come to our information session Wednesday, January 12 at 8pm in the...
MLK Week 2011: I'm Attending!
Make sure to join the Facebook event, and check out the events for MLK Week 2011!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169851736392508
A listing of the events can also be found in the most recent 2-1-1 post.
African-American Art: "The Banjo Lesson"
Above you will find The Banjo Lesson, Henry Ossawa Tanner’s most famous work, painted in 1893 in Philadelphia, PA. The painting portrays an older African-American man teaching a young boy (most likely his grandson) how to play the banjo. The painting elucidates themes such as poverty and the African-American family, and African-Americans as entertainers. In 19th century artwork, many depictions...
Welcome Back! Check out What Ebony Tower Has...
The Afro-American Cultural Center hope your are all looking forward to a prosperous semester filled with hard work, safe fun, and of course, great blog posts from Ebony Tower. Below are some things to look forward to over the course of the next semester:
Quote of the Week. Start your week off right with Ebony Tower! Each Sunday, visit our site for inspiring and motivating quotes from great...
2-1-1: Events, Fellowships, and other...
WELCOME BACK!
THE 211 If you would like to have an announcement included, please email Natalie Willis, natalie.willis@yale.edu, by 4pm on Sundays. The 211 is distributed on Monday morning. VISIT THE HOUSE BLOG! http://ebonytower.tumblr.com/ ______________________________________________________________________________ UPCOMING EVENTS 1. BSAY: Bluebooking Party, Tuesday Jan 11, 7pm, Af-Am House...
"The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" Auditions!
Dear Ebony Tower Readers,
I would like to present you with a unique and special opportunity to audition for the Dramat Spring Mainstage Production.
We are very serious about casting actors we have not worked with before and would like to invite YOU to audition. I realize you may not be involved in theater, but this professionally directed show is a great learning opportunity for those with...
“Quote of the Week!
“I don’t know what the future may hold, but I...”