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Abbey Lincoln (1930-2010)

By Leatrice Ellzy | Published: August 16, 2010
Abbey Lincoln has died. Another of our great vocalists, activists, artists — gone. More than a great jazz singer, Abbey Lincoln was a woman who stood up when it was time to stand.  I remember being blown away by We Insist! (Freedom Now Suite) that she recorded with Max Roach and Oscar Brown, Jr. in [...]
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Black Art Is Buried Treasure

By Leatrice Ellzy | Published: August 12, 2010
This article is re-posted from October Gallery Blog. In an overheated market, works by African American painters are a bargain — for now For art collector John Axelrod, the epiphany came a dozen years ago at a New York gallery show of works by African Americans. The Boston lawyer, now retired, was stunned. “My feeling [...]
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