The mission of The Department of Afro-American Research Arts and Culture to identify the global significance of the creative contributions pioneered by an international diaspora of Blackness
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Sunday, March 29, 2020

Half-Past Jump Time (1945, Soundie)













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Soundie featuring Mable Lee and Deryck Sampson's Band in "Half-Past Jump Time."

Saturday, March 28, 2020

When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate (1979, TV Movie)








































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This lively, spirit-lifting musical celebrates the sheer joy and survival of black music, song, and poetry since the days of America's Civil War. With utter grace and ease, the gifted eight-member singing ensemble glides from gospel to disco and from slave quarter sermons to contemporary black poetry.