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“Inspection / at auction”

“Inspection / at auction”

A Poem by Harmony Holiday

By Harmony Holiday | April 21, 2022

A Dinner in France, 1973: Josephine Baker, James Baldwin, and a Very Young Henry Louis Gates, Jr

A Dinner in France, 1973: Josephine Baker, James Baldwin, and a Very Young Henry Louis Gates, Jr

Harmony Holiday on the Public-Private Tensions of Black Life in America

By Harmony Holiday | March 11, 2021

A Brief History of the Policing<br> of Black Music

A Brief History of the Policing
of Black Music

Harmony Holiday Dreams of a Black Sound Unfettered
by White Desire

By Harmony Holiday | June 19, 2020

Disappearing Archives: Sun Ra and Henry Dumas, Recorded in Conversation

Disappearing Archives: Sun Ra and Henry Dumas, Recorded in Conversation

Harmony Holiday on Jazz, Poetry, and a Rare Record of Mythic Black Friendship

By Harmony Holiday | June 10, 2019

When LeRoi Jones Went on<br> <em>The Merv Griffin Show</em>

When LeRoi Jones Went on
The Merv Griffin Show

Introducing Harmony Holiday's Disappearing Archive Series

By Harmony Holiday | April 11, 2019

The Sound of Black Voices, The Sound of My Father

The Sound of Black Voices, The Sound of My Father

Harmony Holiday on What It Means to Archive Your Memories

By Harmony Holiday | June 15, 2018

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