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This film presents a fond and informative portrait of pioneering female jazz trumpeter <a href="https://www.jazztimes.com/features/profiles/clora-bryant-trumpetiste-extraordinaire/?v=0b3b97fa6688" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Clora Bryant</a>, a proponent of West Coast jazz whose early stints with the International Sweethearts of Rhythm led eventually to collaborations with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, among others. Rich with tunes and anecdotes, the documentary handsomely details Bryant’s long journey in music and her influence on generations of musicians. UCSD prof and filmmaker Zeinabu irene Davis
will be in attendance. The only reason Ms. Bryant isn't better known is because she's a woman. Part of <a href="https://sandiego.events.mylibrary.digital/series?si=&amp;sn=More+than+Rhythm%3A+A+Black+Music+Series" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series</a>, an engaging public library 6 month film series exploring the sweeping history and evolution of African diasporic music. It traces the journey of rhythm and sound from the West African roots of the banjo to the electronic beats of modern house and funk music.

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Trumpetistically, Clora Bryant


This film presents a fond and informative portrait of pioneering female jazz trumpeter Clora Bryant, a proponent of West Coast...

In 1829, free Black abolitionist living in Boston David Walker published a pamphlet, Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World, that sent shock waves of terror through slaveholding America. It was a direct and radical challenge to slavery in the U.S. Join Professors Matsemela Odom and Thekima Mayasa of Mesa College and Danny Widener of UCSD for a stimulating discussion of the Appeal, its status as the most radical of all anti-slavery documents, and its international call to arms against enslavement and anti-Blackness. An America 250 program.

Local Event: Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World

Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World

In 1829, free Black abolitionist living in Boston David Walker published a pamphlet, Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the...

Join leading Deaf culture scholars and UCSD professors Carol Padden and Tom Humphries for an illuminating talk on the history of Deaf people in the United States. What are the issues that have historically defined Deaf culture and peoples? What are some of the matters in culture, education, politics, and the arts that animate contemporary Deaf lives? How have Deaf people countered prejudice and the historic social oppression directed at them by the hearing world. Simultaneous interpretation in ASL and English provided. An America 250 program.

Local Event: Deaf in America: 250 Years of ASL and Culture

Deaf in America: 250 Years of ASL and Culture

Join leading Deaf culture scholars and UCSD professors Carol Padden and Tom Humphries for an illuminating talk on the history...

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