Leatrice Ellzy
@leatrice313.bsky.social
Brown Girl on a cosmic trip. I do culture, be culture, am culture. 25 years of presenting and preserving the art, culture and excellence of Black people. Currently serving as CEO and President of National Black Arts Festival. Opines are my own.
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Leatrice Ellzy
@leatrice313.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Amiri Baraka’s ‘Blues People’ Comes Home to the Apollo (Published 2023)
The trumpeter and composer Russell Gunn will premiere “The Blues and Its People,” a suite inspired by Baraka’s influential text, to mark its 60th anniversary.
www.nytimes.com
Migrating this from Twitter. Still a highlight. The first NY Times article I have been interviewed for about one of my projects. Pretty excited! #ApolloTheater #TheBluesAndItsPeople #RussellGunn #AmiriBaraka www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/a...
Escaped into a nail shop for a mani, pedi and break from America. Korean conversations and Yacht Rock. I am perfectly disconnected for the next 45 minutes. Whooosaaaa… #selfcare
March 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Escaped into a nail shop for a mani, pedi and break from America. Korean conversations and Yacht Rock. I am perfectly disconnected for the next 45 minutes. Whooosaaaa… #selfcare
Transitions: Roberta Cleopatra Flack (February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2025). Thank you, Sister Roberta for decades of music that stirred our souls and held our hearts. Conjurer! #robertaflack #addtoblacksky
February 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Transitions: Roberta Cleopatra Flack (February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2025). Thank you, Sister Roberta for decades of music that stirred our souls and held our hearts. Conjurer! #robertaflack #addtoblacksky
@joyannreid.bsky.social … There’s still a lot more truth to deliver to the people. We stand with you. #weneedjoy #unstoppable #tvoff
February 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
@joyannreid.bsky.social … There’s still a lot more truth to deliver to the people. We stand with you. #weneedjoy #unstoppable #tvoff
Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance will be studied as a pivotal artistic moment during this time of upheaval. #kendricklamar #superbowl2025🏈
February 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance will be studied as a pivotal artistic moment during this time of upheaval. #kendricklamar #superbowl2025🏈
Love this display of NOLA culture!! 🎺
February 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Love this display of NOLA culture!! 🎺
“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.”
― Abraham Lincoln
― Abraham Lincoln
February 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.”
― Abraham Lincoln
― Abraham Lincoln
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s “Fork in the Road” program, which is part of a disturbing, strategic effort to eliminate government jobs. This is the latest twist in a maddening saga unfolding for millions of government employees.
U.S. District…
U.S. District…
February 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s “Fork in the Road” program, which is part of a disturbing, strategic effort to eliminate government jobs. This is the latest twist in a maddening saga unfolding for millions of government employees.
U.S. District…
U.S. District…
We are experiencing a Blitzkrieg.
January 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
We are experiencing a Blitzkrieg.
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The National Council of Nonprofits and the American Public Health Association have filed a lawsuit seeking a temporary retraining order against the Trump admin over Trump's freeze of federal aid. @NBCNews
January 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The National Council of Nonprofits and the American Public Health Association have filed a lawsuit seeking a temporary retraining order against the Trump admin over Trump's freeze of federal aid. @NBCNews
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Costco’s shareholders voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposal from a conservative think tank aimed at getting the company to roll back its diversity hiring practices.
Costco's shareholders overwhelmingly reject anti-DEI proposal
Costco's shareholders voted overwhelmingly to reject a motion that would seek report on the risks of diversity, equity and inclusion in the company's hiring practices.
www.npr.org
January 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Costco’s shareholders voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposal from a conservative think tank aimed at getting the company to roll back its diversity hiring practices.
Almost 400 members of New York’s Black theater community came together last night at The Apollo Stages for a staged reading of Jordan Cooper’s “Ain’t No Mo” and a discussion of art making in turbulent times. Whew, what a night!
January 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Almost 400 members of New York’s Black theater community came together last night at The Apollo Stages for a staged reading of Jordan Cooper’s “Ain’t No Mo” and a discussion of art making in turbulent times. Whew, what a night!
The Apollo Theater partnered once again with @wnyc and @marchonfest to present our annual commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s life, legacy and teachings.
"A Burning House:" MLK and the American Experiment
YouTube video by WNYC
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Apollo Theater partnered once again with @wnyc and @marchonfest to present our annual commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s life, legacy and teachings.
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If Musk can buy Twitter and potentially buy TikTok, he or another billionaire can buy Substack. That is why Democracy Docket is built on its own platform that it owns.
No billionaires, no corporate overlords, no compromises.
www.democracydocket.com
No billionaires, no corporate overlords, no compromises.
www.democracydocket.com
Democracy Docket
Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform dedicated to information, analysis and opinion about voting rights and elections in the courts.
www.democracydocket.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
If Musk can buy Twitter and potentially buy TikTok, he or another billionaire can buy Substack. That is why Democracy Docket is built on its own platform that it owns.
No billionaires, no corporate overlords, no compromises.
www.democracydocket.com
No billionaires, no corporate overlords, no compromises.
www.democracydocket.com
Tonight’s hang… the Christian McBride Band at Mercury Lounge performing disk one from the “Live at Tonic” recording in celebration of the record’s 20th anniversary. #christianmcbrideband #liveattonic #winterjazzfestival #addtojazzsky
January 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Tonight’s hang… the Christian McBride Band at Mercury Lounge performing disk one from the “Live at Tonic” recording in celebration of the record’s 20th anniversary. #christianmcbrideband #liveattonic #winterjazzfestival #addtojazzsky
Habari Gani?! Umoja! Happy Kwanzaa! #addtoblacksky
a sign that says umoja unity on it
ALT: a sign that says umoja unity on it
media.tenor.com
December 26, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Habari Gani?! Umoja! Happy Kwanzaa! #addtoblacksky
I ventured out into the Christmas Eve abyss to pick up last minute gifts. The store I went to was fine. The traffic was horrible. Drivers weren’t joyful nor jolly. Ended up at Walgreens for gift certificates for the rest of my list because they turned me from Christmas Spirit to Ebenezer Scrooge.
December 25, 2024 at 12:41 AM
I ventured out into the Christmas Eve abyss to pick up last minute gifts. The store I went to was fine. The traffic was horrible. Drivers weren’t joyful nor jolly. Ended up at Walgreens for gift certificates for the rest of my list because they turned me from Christmas Spirit to Ebenezer Scrooge.
The Apollo received The Kennedy Center Honor and we couldn’t be more pleased! I’m happy to be a Legacy Maker at this venerable institution!
December 23, 2024 at 1:47 PM
The Apollo received The Kennedy Center Honor and we couldn’t be more pleased! I’m happy to be a Legacy Maker at this venerable institution!
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"Johnson, who is forty-seven, grew up in what the curator Naomi Beckwith calls “the first big era of unapologetic Blackness.” His earliest works were made when he was a nineteen-year-old sophomore at Columbia College, in the Chicago suburb of Evanston."
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Confident Anxiety of Rashid Johnson
Rashid Johnson, who is preparing for a major mid-career show at the Guggenheim, explores depths of masculine vulnerability that few of his contemporaries have touched.
www.newyorker.com
December 15, 2024 at 7:41 PM
"Johnson, who is forty-seven, grew up in what the curator Naomi Beckwith calls “the first big era of unapologetic Blackness.” His earliest works were made when he was a nineteen-year-old sophomore at Columbia College, in the Chicago suburb of Evanston."
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Transitions: A Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni (June 7, 1943 – December 9, 2024). Nikki will live forever! Artist always do! Ase! May she rest in peace and the multidimensional power she conjured while in this earth.
December 10, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Transitions: A Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni (June 7, 1943 – December 9, 2024). Nikki will live forever! Artist always do! Ase! May she rest in peace and the multidimensional power she conjured while in this earth.
Just in from a great jam session. Kamasi Washington and Trombone Shorty never disappoint. #apollotheater #kennedycenterhonors #afterafterparty #dcflow #addtojazzsky
December 9, 2024 at 8:13 AM
Just in from a great jam session. Kamasi Washington and Trombone Shorty never disappoint. #apollotheater #kennedycenterhonors #afterafterparty #dcflow #addtojazzsky
When you’re a Miles Davis fan and a Russell Gunn fan this album lives in rotation. Gunn’s 21st century interpretation of Davis’ work is masterful. #addtojazzsky
December 9, 2024 at 2:19 AM
When you’re a Miles Davis fan and a Russell Gunn fan this album lives in rotation. Gunn’s 21st century interpretation of Davis’ work is masterful. #addtojazzsky
Tonight the Apollo Theater receives the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor alongside Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval, Francis Ford Coppola and The Grateful Dead. What a way to celebrate 90 years of Black artistic excellence, culture, community and legacy!
December 9, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Tonight the Apollo Theater receives the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor alongside Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval, Francis Ford Coppola and The Grateful Dead. What a way to celebrate 90 years of Black artistic excellence, culture, community and legacy!
Just wrapped watching the Yacht Rock doc. It is sooo freaking good. Another glaring example of how video killed the radio star. Between MTV and radio consultants over segmenting the music we listened to on the air. They really fucked up the music game. Check out the doc on MAX.
December 7, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Just wrapped watching the Yacht Rock doc. It is sooo freaking good. Another glaring example of how video killed the radio star. Between MTV and radio consultants over segmenting the music we listened to on the air. They really fucked up the music game. Check out the doc on MAX.
I went to the Ford Foundation for an event and was pleasantly surprised to bump into @radcliffebaileyjr. He’s been gone for a year and a month but he is ever present in conversation, visual encounters and space. #radcliffebailey #fordfoundation #blackart
November 28, 2024 at 1:10 AM
I went to the Ford Foundation for an event and was pleasantly surprised to bump into @radcliffebaileyjr. He’s been gone for a year and a month but he is ever present in conversation, visual encounters and space. #radcliffebailey #fordfoundation #blackart