Shauna Stuart

Writer. Seen in @Bhamtimes, @nashersculpture magazine, @aldotcom. Lover of plantains 🍌🇬🇩🇧🇧 (Drop me a line 💗📧 [email protected])

[Shauna Stuart @ShaunaReporter]

The Rebirth of the Cool.

A project I've been working on with @BhamTimes started rolling out today. This week's cover features two beloved Birmingham jazz musicians: bassist Bernard McQueen and the legendary trumpeter and educator Daniel Jose Carr.

[TheBirminghamTimes @BhamTimes]

Cover of this week's #Birmingham Times print issue featuring the city's energetic and vibrant #Jazz scene led by @AlabamaJazzHall musicians.
https://t.co/IWcL2HQueP

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court allows Alabama to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's elections. https://t.co/sNYRPFD8Jn

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

8 days to go...

Only 8 nations have ever won the #FIFAWorldCup 🏆

[Celine Dion @celinedion]

I’m heartbroken to hear that we lost Peabo Bryson today.  His incredible voice and his kind spirit embodied the beauty of song and performance.  He was so wonderful and generous to me all those years ago, when we recorded Beauty and the Beast. He made me so comfortable, as I was just learning to sing in English.  He will remain for me always as a real symbol of the joy that music has brought to my life. His voice and his talent will be missed…

My heart is with your family, and may you rest in peace, Peabo.

Love,

Celine xx…

[Lakecia Benjamin @LakeciaB]

After two years of dreaming, creating, learning, and trusting the process, WE DREAM is almost here.

Honored to share this music with Terence Blanchard, Hiromi, Chris Potter, Bilal, Tank Ball, Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Kassa Overall, and Sean Jones.

Friday!!!

[Deadline @DEADLINE]

'Snowfall' Spinoff Series Starring Gail Bean & Isaiah John Gets Title https://t.co/GAahoNLQBg

[TMZ @TMZ]

🕊️ Beauty and The Beast singer Peabo Bryson has died at 75. https://t.co/fst6zyj1kE

[RNB RADAR @rnbradar]

Happy Black Music Month🤎

President Jimmy Carter officially designated June as Black Music Month on June 7, 1979, hosting a historic reception on the White House lawn with performances from Chuck Berry, Billy Eckstine, & more.

[PBS News @NewsHour]

Sonny Rollins, one of jazz's all-time greats, died Monday at the age of 95 after spending more than five decades pushing the boundaries of the genre.

Rollins won two Grammys and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in the early 2000s.

@JeffreyBrown has a look at his career.

[Sonny Rollins @sonnyrollins]

The NY Times presents a multi-faceted look at the life and career of Sonny Rollins, featuring a biography, interviews, and essential albums: https://t.co/n46dezdEHn

[Okayplayer @okayplayer]

A century of Miles. 🎺✨

Today we honor Miles Davis on what would be his 100th birthday. 'From Kind of Blue' to 'Bitches Brew', he reshaped sound itself. Miles’ reinvention paved the way for everything that followed.

LL Miles Davis 🕊

[Mississippi Today @MSTODAYnews]

On this day in 1892, crusading journalist Ida B. Wells launched her anti-lynching campaign after a mob killed three of her friends. https://t.co/CeJr2j1AF0

[Soledad O'Brien @soledadobrien]

Jacqueline Woodson profoundly influenced young adult and children's literature. With over forty books and numerous prestigious awards, she stands as a literary icon.

She's a "New York Times" bestselling author who sold 5 million books worldwide.

She reimagined literature for varied audiences. As a Black and queer woman, her presence also gave her community a voice and a face that had been missing.

Her success changed the industry.

Join me with Jacqueline Woodson on this episode of SHE WAS FIRST on @PBS

https://t.co/AB1cvXlvIp

[Shauna Stuart @ShaunaReporter]

Selma and Montgomery are the blueprint. In the battle against redistricting, voting rights advocates came back to sacred ground.

My latest for @BhamTimes :

[Jazz Is Dead @jazzisdeadco]

Mavis Staples performing "Respect Yourself" with the Staple Singers at Wattstax, Los Angeles, 1972.

The concert that brought over 100,000 people to the LA Memorial Coliseum for a celebration of Black music, culture, and community.

[O.J. Spivey @OJPhilly]

Getty Awards $1.8M to Increase Access to Black Visual Arts Archives https://t.co/KUKvxPeB4G

[Shauna Stuart @ShaunaReporter]

The 65th anniversary of the historic Freedom Rides comes at a pivotal moment-- a new era in the battle for voting rights. I spoke to a few of the remaining Freedom Riders. They say they are ready to get back in the fight. My latest for @BhamTimes

https://t.co/v9yGQQ8j29

[Shauna Stuart @ShaunaReporter]

WHAT?!!

[firelord hutch. @3MuchHutch]

If you grew up in Atlanta/ been around a while you knew who Jovita Moore was and you know how the city responded when she died.

This coffee shop just moved into my neighborhood and painted over a mural dedicated to her for their signage and honestly it’s not sitting well w/ me

[Mississippi Today @MSTODAYnews]

On this day in 1951, Ruby Hurley opened the first permanent office of the NAACP in the South. https://t.co/r7oIRjZ0Bh

[Philadelphia Tribune @PhillyTrib]

Veteran journalist Barnett Wright returns home as managing editor of The Philadelphia Tribune. Report by Sherry Stone. https://t.co/QzcFIYRv4p

[CONSEQUENCE @consequence]

Fela Kuti will become the first African solo artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.