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Tag Archives: Urban Roots

Charlie-Christian
NOM, OKC

Urban Roots Restaurant: A Beacon of History

Author Nathan Lee Date November 7, 2013
by Nathan Lee I admit when I first met Chaya Pennington Fletcher, owner of...
Tagged Charlie Christian, Charlie Christian Jazz Festival, Chaya Pennington Fletcher, Count Basie, Deep Deuce, Deep Deuce District, Deep Duce, eats, History, Jimmy Rushing, Ralph Ellison, seen, Trading Twelves, Urban Roots, Urban Roots Restaurant | Leave a comment |
Artist's Color Wheel, via http://www.dickblick.com/products/artists-color-wheel/#description
ADVOCACY, ART ✍

Being Proactive about Cultural Diversity

Author Narciso Arguelles Date July 30, 2013
    By Narciso Arguelles   It is safe to say that there are...
Tagged ART ✍, Artist Color Wheel, Black Liberated Arts Center, Capitol Hill Mainstreet Association Calle Dos Cinco, Culture, DIVERSITY, FRINGE, Good Old Boys, Inclusion in Art, Istvan Galleries, Jobs, norman, OKC, oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City According, Opportunity, OVAC, Red Earth, Urban Roots | Leave a comment |
Jalisa Haggins explores the perception of race and stereotypes in her series entitled "Strange Fruit," which references the song performed by Billie Holiday. The protest ballad had been originally written as a poem in 1936 by Abel Meeropol.
ART ✍

Be Strange, Laugh, Eat Watermelon

Author Najah Amatullah Date August 6, 2012
  Expand your palette by taking in some “Strange Fruit” at Urban Roots (322...
Tagged Abel Meeropol, African American, cs, Jalisa Haggins, movie, Photography, Race, Race Card, Soul Train, space, Stereotypes, Strange Fruit, Urban Roots, video | Leave a comment |
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