By Rick Beato Keith Jarrett is an American jazz pianist and composer born in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1945. He is considered one of the most influential and accomplished jazz musicians of his […]
The Keith Jarrett Interview
Hollywood’s first sex symbol was Asian
By @historycoolkids Considering how poorly Asian men are portrayed in Hollywood, I was genuinely surprised to learn about Sessue Hayakawa, a Japanese actor who became one of the biggest stars during the […]
Robert Altman listens to Duke Ellington
Remembering Oscar-nominated “Nashville” director Robert Altman, who died of a heart attack on November 20, 2006, aged 81. “I grew up in Kansas City. The housekeeper that kind of raised me was […]
Could there be a blackout on this subject?
By Oliver Stone Despite our best efforts to publicize “JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass,” we’ve not had much response from the major American media — in fact, next to none. Whereas […]
Watch a Never-Before-Aired James Baldwin Interview From 1979
Buried by ABC at the time, the segment reveals a unique glimpse into Baldwin’s private life—as well as his resounding criticism about white fragility, as blisteringly relevant today as it was in […]
Amanda Gorman – The Hill We Climb
Mr. President, Dr. Biden, Madam Vice President, Mr. Emhoff, Americans and the world, when day comes we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we carry […]
11-year-old donates over 22,000 diapers to single moms
Cartier Carey noticed a shortage of diapers during the pandemic and decided to set-up a lemonade stand in Hampton, Virginia, to help.
California shuts down again as coronavirus cases surge
Amid an ongoing surge in coronavirus cases across several US states, California’s governor Gavin Newsom has announced the state is once again shutting down. State authorities have ordered closures of restaurants, bars, […]
Drug overdoses: The hidden epidemic in the pandemic
Suspected cases of drug overdoses soared between March and May, according to data from medical teams,hospitals and the police. According to a Washington Post report, the isolation and economic upheaval caused by […]
Gay, black and HIV positive: America’s hidden epidemic
If you are a black, gay man in America, your risk of contracting HIV is one in two. Leah Green travels to Atlanta, Georgia, which has the largest gay and black community […]
BONGORAMA.COM 