The Sun Ra Arkestra is one of the most influential and unconventional ensembles in jazz history. Founded in Chicago in the 1950s by Sun Ra, the group blended big-band swing, free jazz, experimental improvisation, electronic instruments, theatrical costumes, and Afrofuturist…
A large campaign rally for Senator John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential race took place at the Teaneck Armory in Bergen County, New Jersey, drawing a crowd of roughly 9,000 people who gathered to hear the Democratic candidate speak. While the audience waited for Kennedy…
Cassandra Griffen (January 25, 1950 – October 23, 2024) was an activist, documentary photographer, and cultural preservationist known for documenting the intersections of art, music, and Black political life in the United States. Her photography captured figures from the Civil…
Childs, William A., the final surviving charter member of the Englewood Club of Englewood, New Jersey, passed away Sunday at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 87. News of his death was shared locally by his son, Alfred D. Childs of Englewood. He is survived by his wife,…
Henry Ward Banks 3d (III) was an American chemical engineer, military officer, and laboratory founder whose life bridged the worlds of science, industry, and wartime service in the early twentieth century. Early Life & Education Born in Englewood, New Jersey, on October 18,…
