Nelson George's Tour of Fort Greene
As a follow-up to yesterday’s discussion of the NY Times article by Nelson George, we thought readers would find it interesting to watch this video by Mr. George (dug up by The Local). In it, he gives a tour of 5 1/2 important spots in the black cultural history of Fort Greene. Interesting stuff. You…
As a follow-up to yesterday’s discussion of the NY Times article by Nelson George, we thought readers would find it interesting to watch this video by Mr. George (dug up by The Local). In it, he gives a tour of 5 1/2 important spots in the black cultural history of Fort Greene. Interesting stuff. You won’t want to miss seeing the house where Spike Lee wrote She’s Gotta Have It. George will be reading from his new book at Barnes & Noble on Court Street tonight at 7 p.m.
5 1/2 Things About Ft. Greene By Nelson George [Vimeo]
Wrestling with Fort Greene’s Transformation [Brownstoner]
Where are they now, I wonder. I know Spike’s wife made them move to the Upper East.
I wish the guy luck with his book.
hank,
No one does care about jazz anymore, but no one really cares about erykah badu either
Black art in Ft. Greene…I guess no one cares about jazz anymore, right?
This guy could have traveled a block or so down Carlton, to 245 Carlton, the home owned by the great Slide Hampton, who, in the early 60s, rented rooms to Freddie Hubbard, Wes Montgomery, Eric Dolphy, the painter called Prophet, and even the great composer & musician, Wayne Shorter.
But, really who are those guys?
Erykah Badu & et. al. are much more “significant” than those old guys playing all those funny notes.
This was very good and only 3 post.. If this was about Covert Race/Class Warfare the hit count would’ve been over 1000!!!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end…
Wonderful! I also just noticed on Nelson’s website that he will be at the Barnes and Noble on Court Street tonight between 7-9pm to talk about his new book.
Very nice. I enjoyed it.
Thank you for posting this. This will make a nice walking tour on a nice Saturday afternoon.