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RASHAD’s Spring 2019 Newsletter is Now Available!

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

The Spring 2019 issue of our newsletter is now available.  The theme for this Jazz Appreciation Month issue is “My Story, My Song, and My Sources.”  We focus on oral history, local history, photographic history, and jazz history.  You can … Continue reading →

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Writing Gives Back Beautiful Gifts–Often in the Form of Published Books!

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

By Regennia N. Williams, PhD With this week’s official launch of the Washington, DC, Jazz book, I found myself reminiscing about a research journey that began in May 2016, when my love for Duke Ellington’s liturgical jazz led me to … Continue reading →

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Jazz in Retrospect: From “Come Sunday” to “Divine Music”

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

Regennia N. Williams, PhD During a year-long journey through recent jazz history, I discovered that many artists continue to view jazz as spiritual music.  Others describe it as nothing less than divine.  Some even borrow a line from Duke Ellington … Continue reading →

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Wrapping Up May 2016 with a Week-Long Feast for the Eyes, Ears, Hearts and Minds of Arts and Humanities Lovers

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

From oral history research opportunities and shopping for curios in Newport News,Virginia to the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Alliance of Museums and the musical traditions of trombone “shout bands” in Washington, D.C., the last full week in May … Continue reading →

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