The Spirit of Black DC

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Of all the jazz musicians, Sun Ra was probably the most controversial,” critic Scott Yanow said, because of Sun Ra’s eclectic music and unorthodox lifestyle. Claiming that he was of the “Angel Race” and not from Earth, but from Saturn, Sun Ra developed a complex persona using “cosmic” philosophies and lyrical poetry that made him a pioneer of afrofuturism. He preached awareness and peace above all. He abandoned his birth name and took on the name and persona of Sun Ra (Ra being the Egyptian God of the Sun), and used several other names throughout his career, including Le Sonra and Sonny Lee. Sun Ra denied any connection with his birth name, saying “That’s an imaginary person, never existed … Any name that I use other than Ra is a pseudonym.”

The Spirit of Black DC – Sun Ra | The Original Afro Futurist

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The Spirit of Black DC – Visionaries The purpose of The Spirit of Black DC is to honor, protect, defend, advance and celebrate DC’s rich, extensive and diverse African American history and culture. Although, every big city and small town in America holds important Black history and culture, none can compare to DC’s history extending o...

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The Spirit of Black DC – The Cane Launches! AFROfuturism | Series 1 The purpose of The Spirit of Black DC is to honor, protect, defend, advance and celebrate DC’s rich, extensive and diverse African American history and culture. Although, every big city and small town in America holds important Black history and culture, none can compare to DC’s history extending o...

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