The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer. The Godfather of Afrofuturism, Sun Ra was deeply committed to inspiring and sustaining the spiritual resilience of Black ...

The impossible is normally treated like a locked door — something to knock against, curse under your breath, and then walk away from once the frustration sets in. As a Black American, impossibility is ...

Sun Ra, the Afro-Futurist bandleader and intergalactic visionary who based his Arkestra in Philadelphia for decades, is heading to PBS. Sun Ra: Do The Impossible, the Christine Turner-directed ...

Without the jazz musician, poet, and bandleader Sun Ra, the music industry would look and sound somewhat different. Countless mainstream artists have been inspired by his boundlessness and his ability ...

Discoveries of lost tapes are often trumpeted as legendary or revelatory, but in the case of the greatly expanded Nuits De La Fondation Maeght, the hype feels entirely warranted. The release offers a ...