4) "Plessy Day: 125 Years of Resistance and Achievement" comes to the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint on Wednesday, June 7 from 6-8p. The landmark Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case established the "separate but equal" doctrine that dominated race relations in the United States for most of the 20th century. The event will include a presentation by Keith Plessy, a descendant of plaintiff Homer A. Plessy. Music will be provided by the Carl LeBlanc Band and a panel discussion on "The Emergence of Jazz in the Homer Plessy Era" will include input from Dr. Michael White, Dr. Brice Miller, Freddi Evans, and Professor Jesse McBride.
5) A couple of WWOZ programming highlights this week, in case you missed them: a new short feature on Latinos in New Orleans from our video team and two familiar voices returned to our airwaves-- hear George Ingmire on Thursday evenings from 7-10p and Dave Dauterive on Friday mornings from 6-9a. If you'd like to hear their first shows in new timeslots, listen back on our 2-week archive.
