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Vena Jefferson

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BSR Contributor Since December 31, 1969

Vena Jefferson is a performing artist, writer, and curator. She's also the chief creative officer of Artvolution Cultural Innovation Project Inc. www.artvolution.org.

Vena Jefferson is a performing artist, writer, and curator. She's also the chief creative officer of Artvolution Cultural Innovation Project Inc. www.artvolution.org.

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The history of slavery isn’t what you thought. (Image courtesy of Harvard University Press.)

‘Tacky’s Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave War’ by Vincent Brown

The real history of the transatlantic slave trade
A new book by Harvard’s Vincent Brown proves that we can’t grapple with slavery simply as a problem of American history. ‘Tacky’s Revolt’ takes a global lens to the transatlantic slave trade, highlighting the largest rebellion of enslaved people in the 18th-century British empire. Vena Jefferson spoke with the author.
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Articles 5 minute read
A gem of American music: Gregory Porter is on his way to the Kimmel. (Photo by Erik Humphery.)

Superstar singer Gregory Porter makes his first visit to the Kimmel Center

The rise of Gregory Porter
Especially for those deep in the last 10 years of the Harlem jazz scene, one singer’s international rise has been a thrill. Gregory Porter is heading for his first concert at the Kimmel. Vena Jefferson will be there.
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Vena Jefferson

Articles 4 minute read
PHILADANCO cohosts this year’s IABD festival and conference. The company performs on January 18. (Photo by Scott Robbins.)

The International Association of Blacks in Dance and PHILADANCO present THEN NOW NEXT

Celebrating the past, present, and future of Black dance
IABD teams with PHILADANCO to bring its 32nd annual conference to Philly this week. THEN NOW NEXT features everything from industry panels to world-class performances to a high-spirited midnight African dance workshop. Vena Jefferson will be there.
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Vena Jefferson

Articles 4 minute read
Still going strong: Doug Wimbish, Corey Glover, Vernon Reid, and Will Calhoun of Living Colour. (Photo by Travis Shinn.)

Living Colour celebrates 35 years of Black rock at Ardmore Music Hall

A rocking personality
Black rock icons Living Colour will hit the Ardmore Music Hall stage on December 21. Vena Jefferson has been a fan since the beginning.
Vena Jefferson

Vena Jefferson

Articles 4 minute read
1965 lithograph on cream-colored paper by Ernest Crichlow. It’s a close-up on Black girl’s face behind squares of barbed wire

The Delaware Art Museum and Aesthetic Dynamics, Inc. present Afro-American Images 1971: The Vision of Percy Ricks

Fifty years later: Still an essential vision
The Delaware Art Museum teams with Aesthetic Dynamics, Inc. to address a 50-year-old injustice with a reimagining of a historic moment in American art. Vena Jefferson reviews.
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Vena Jefferson

Reviews 3 minute read
Shaw poses for a portrait-style photo, holding his saxophone.

Talking The Harlem Nutcracker and Echoes with alto saxophonist Jaleel Shaw

Composing American history through jazz
Saxophone phenom Jaleel Shaw returns to Philly to celebrate Charlie Parker’s 100th birthday with a performance with the Philly POPS Jazz Orchestra. Vena Jefferson profiles.
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Vena Jefferson

Profiles 3 minute read