by lindaoppenheim | Feb 28, 2018 | Article
Laura Smith describes the role of Harry Anslinger, first commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, whose racist views were instrumental in the criminalization of drug use. He targeted jazz musicians in particular. His agents hounded Billie Holiday until her...
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 16, 2017 | Video
This acclaimed documentary by filmmaker Carol Bash traces the life of renowned jazz pianist, composer and arranger Mary Lou Williams who battled racial and gender barriers as she made her way as a solo artist in the 1940s. Over the course of her career, Williams...
