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Alicia Crowe @aliciacrowe.bsky.social · Nov 18

Happy to be here on @bsky.app
The air is much better here. 🦋☀️

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Jul 4

LL Cool J said that he will not perform at Wawa Welcome America in Philadelphia on July 4th because of union strike

“There is absolutely no way I can perform across a picket line”

LL COOL J drops out of Wawa Welcome America concert because of union strike

LL COOL J said that he is not going to perform at Wawa Welcome America on July 4th in light of the AFSCME District Council 33 strike in Philadelphia.

www.nbcphiladelphia.com

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Chuck D @chuckdpe.bsky.social · Jun 30

The Hits video produced by Eclectic Method #BlackSky #PublicEnemy

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The Internet’s Todd Holloman @toddholloman.bsky.social · Jun 28

Hold it now. Public Enemy just dropped the album of the summer. @chuckdpe.bsky.social @flavorflav.bsky.social y’all did that.

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Alicia Crowe @aliciacrowe.bsky.social · Jun 13

Not every battle needs a courtroom. Sometimes, clarity is the win. A calm voice. A solid plan. A next step that makes sense.
#Realdadsstandp
#LegalClarity
#CroweLawGroup

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Chuck D @chuckdpe.bsky.social · Jun 9

Rest In Beats SLY

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Alicia Crowe @aliciacrowe.bsky.social · Jun 9

RIP Sly Stone

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Jun 9

Sly Stone, pioneering leader of funk band Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82

Sly Stone, pioneering leader of funk band Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82

Sly Stone, the pioneering leader of the funk band bearing his name, Sly and the Family Stone, has died, according to his family. Stone was 82 years old.

abcnews.go.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jun 6

the virginia museum of fine art’s african art collection is incredible, fyi for those of you in the area

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Alicia Crowe @aliciacrowe.bsky.social · Jun 5

Well done! 👏🏽

Alicia Crowe @aliciacrowe.bsky.social · May 21

So good to be back on stage performing in Rome Neal’s Banana Pudding Jazz show “Duets”
#Theaterforthenewcity
#Jazz

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Alicia Crowe @aliciacrowe.bsky.social · May 21

Norm Lewis and cast are superb! Ceremonies in Dark Old Men has been extended by popular demand!

Alicia Crowe @aliciacrowe.bsky.social · May 15

Thank you! ❤️💐🎶🎤

Alice T Crowe @alicetcrowe.bsky.social · May 15

Jazz show in NYC May 19th @ 7 pm. Check out these amazing artists. #jazz

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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · Apr 30

THIS THIS THIS

C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · Apr 30

A reminder that every small bit of good you do - whether it be putting art into the world, helping a friend or stranger, donating to a good cause, or just listening to someone who needs to vent - offsets all the evil in the world just a little bit. And sometimes that's just what the world needs.

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Wiz Ball @wizball50.bsky.social · Apr 26

The quintessential 70s album, the perfect antidote to late-60s naivety. 'What's going on' is the definitive soundtrack to tumultuous times; an emotional marriage of soul and wisdom; maybe the best concept album ever recorded. And a serious contender for #5albums70sfinal

#vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky

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Richard Newby @richardlnewby.bsky.social · Apr 22

My piece on Sinners, its questions and considerations of ownership and freedom, and how Ryan Coogler utilized those themes to create a legacy for himself and Black creatives. #Sinners

‘Sinners’, Coogler and Questions of Ownership

There was a time when Black creatives could simply be grateful for the opportunity to make something, but that wasn’t true freedom. True freedom is to make it, own it, and build a legacy from it, writ...

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Apr 25

“I’ve been in the industry long enough to know what kinds of deals are possible, and nothing about this deal is a new thing.” - Ryan Coogler discussing his contract for “Sinners”

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Alicia Crowe @aliciacrowe.bsky.social · Apr 15

Nice!

Alicia Crowe @aliciacrowe.bsky.social · Apr 9

#HUSL Alum ❤️

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Danyel Smith @danyelsmith.bsky.social · Apr 7

it’s the 110th anniversary of Billie Holiday’s birth: April 7 1915. in Episode 28 of my Black Girl Songbook #podcast, i celebrate the influence of Holiday’s music as it shows up in artists like Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Diana Ross, and more. listen in www.theringer.com/podcasts/bla...

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Alicia Crowe @aliciacrowe.bsky.social · Apr 7

Happy Birthday Eleanora Fagan!!!
“Lady Day!”🌺

Alicia Crowe @aliciacrowe.bsky.social · Apr 3

❤️

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · Apr 2

"I just decided, when someone says you can't do something. DO MORE OF IT."
- Faith Ringgold (1930-2024) US artist #womensart

Photograph featuring the upper half of a standing Black woman, to the left, looking outwards with head raised proudly, to the right is her self-portrait, upoer half looking left, on a cream wall

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Alice T Crowe @alicetcrowe.bsky.social · Apr 1

Do you know someone who is hanging with the wrong crowd? They don’t have ideas for their future? They need cultural understanding.
Don’t give up on them especially if you care about them. Give them a copy of How To Get Black on Track.
#upliftingminds #getbackontrack #impact #turn #empowerment

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Apr 1

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.

Photo of Cory Booker in a black suit and tie

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Alicia Crowe @aliciacrowe.bsky.social · Apr 1

This song is dedicated to my parents who met through Alberta Hunter while they were at Goldwater Hospital in NYC in 1950’s. Happy Birthday Alberta Hunter. 💕🎶🎤🌹

#AlbertaHunter

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Alicia Crowe @aliciacrowe.bsky.social · Apr 1

Happy Birthday #AlbertaHunter Blues Jazz Singer, stage actress, nurse & world traveler born this day in 1895.
Tribute Album 👇🏽aliciacrowe.bandcamp.com

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Ira @thejazzsoul.bsky.social · Mar 29

Dexter Gordon Quintet

"I'm A Fool To Want You"

Freddie Hubbard-Trumpet
Billy Higgins-Drums
Barry Harris-Piano
Bob Cranshaw-Bass

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#Jazz #JazzSky #JazzMusic #Music #DexterGordon

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