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Happy birthday to Katherine Mary Dunham, the Queen and Matriarch of black dance.

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Black American Princess.

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Happy Birthday Octavia Estelle Butler. You reached into the software and changed the code.

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Some of us seem to be under the mistaken impression that AAVE is merely the academic way of saying ‘Black slang.’ 

Yes, slang words and phrases exist within AAVE (African American Vernacular English, or simply Black English) but what makes it a legitimate language rather than merely ‘broken English’ is the fact that AAVE has rules, just like regular English. Rules of syntax, conjugation, and grammatical correctness. In other words, there is a wrong way to use Black English, both in writing and when speaking it. 

I know it’s less of a time commitment to learn these types of things vicariously or from the mouths of others or via a short social media post, but to really REALLY know what you’re talking about when it comes to this subject… there’s no getting around reading a book written by an expert.

Let Geneva Smitherman help you out with that.

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Abdullah Ibrahim, everyday a griots radiance transcends and is under appreciated across the diaspora.

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Ousmane Sembene & John Singleton in conversation.

Bomb Magazine, 1993

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Samara Joy and Brandee Younger cover, “If It’s Magic”, by Stevie Wonder.

(On Alice Coltrane’s harp)

Dorothy Ashby plays on this original record, two Detroit Master, Queen giants.

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Daughter of the Sun.

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i know that no one is responsible for my happiness but i am very appreciative of the people that add to it.

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National Tap Dance Day is May 25th and I couldn’t let it pass without celebrating together💐

Excited to hold space on Friday, May 22nd at the UM-Flint Dance Studio. Gathering to honor the birthday of Bill “Bojangles” Robinson and the rich legacy we all share.

Dancers and musicians, come through!

Free and open to all.

📍 416 Saginaw St., Flint MI

🗓 Friday, May 22nd

⏰ 7:00 – 8:30 PM

Quick RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/4pn9dutp

Tap Dance Day Celebration RSVP

Thank you for your interest in Tap Dance Day Celebration with Shanzell Page. Friday, May 22, 2026 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM UM-Flint Dance Studio |

See you on the wood!

Photos by: Ray Gray

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