Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Black Artstory Walking Tour

Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Black Artstory Walking Tour

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This podcast serves as a self-guided walking tour through the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Wallabout, focusing on the area's rich history of Black artists. The recorded version of the tour was produced by Femme Vocale and features the voice talents of Crystal Sershen and…

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    • Feb 11, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 5m AVG DURATION
    • 9 EPISODES


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    Walking Tour Conclusion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2015 0:50


    Thank you for listening to the stories and biographies of the eight local artists featured on the Myrtle Avenue Black Artstory Walking Tour.

    Pratt Institute: Emilio Cruz

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2015 4:17


    This episode explores renowned abstract painter Emilio Cruz, who made a home in the neighborhood while teaching at Pratt Institute in Clinton Hill.

    Myrtle & Adelphi: Digable Planets

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2015 5:24


    This episode discusses the Fort Greene based alternative hip-hop group Digable Planets.

    Brooklyn Navy Yard: Wesley Fagan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2015 6:32


    This episode discusses the fascinating life of local photographer Wesley Fagan, who worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard as a photographer during the 1960s.

    99 N. Portland Avenue: Little Anthony

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2015 6:06


    This episode is dedicated to 1950s & '60s Doo-Wop legend, Little Anthony, who grew up in the Fort Greene Houses.

    Colored School No. 1: Maritcha Lyons & Charles Dorsey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2015 6:32


    Known today as P.S. 67, this school traces its beginnings back to an era when Brooklyn's public schools were legally segregated by race. This episode explores the impacts of two of the school's incredible educators, Maritcha Lyons and Charles A. Dorsey.

    175 Carlton Avenue: Richard Wright

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2015 6:26


    Author Richard Wright lived at 175 Carlton Avenue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn while writing his most famous novel, Native Son.

    245 Carlton Avenue: Slide Hampton

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2015 5:05


    Learn about the rich jazz history at 245 Carlton Avenue in Fort Greene, the former home of jazz trombonist Slide Hampton.

    Walking Tour Intro

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2015 3:44


    This introduction for the Myrtle Avenue Black Artstory Walking Tour provides an overview of the neighborhood's historic Black artistry that the walking tour explores.

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