Ashawnta JacksonindrDOCTORCompass PointsAshawnta Jackson on the sounds of the South, traveling through the stories we tell, and the mixtapes and music made in America.·15 min read·Mar 12, 2020----
Ashawnta JacksoninHuman PartsThe Art of Listening to 45sInheriting my mom’s childhood record collection has given me a whole new way to appreciate sound·6 min read·Aug 13, 2019--2--2
Ashawnta JacksoninTimelineShe was one of the first black women to host a television showThen the House Un-American Activities Committee came for her6 min read·Jun 19, 2018--9--9
Ashawnta JacksoninTimelineThis woman shattered the gender barrier in pro baseballWhen Toni Stone joined the Negro League, she became the first woman regular on a big-league team6 min read·Jun 7, 2018--2--2
Ashawnta JacksoninTimelineBlack Omnibus was a thoughtful response to a segregated and unequal America. Too bad it didn’t lastWhen the media wasn’t adequately representing black lives, Black Omnibus showcased black art and thought in effortless ways5 min read·May 9, 2018--1--1
Ashawnta JacksoninTimelineMusic as politics. Music as power. Welcome to the all-black music journal ‘The Cricket’‘The true voices of Black Liberation have been the Black musicians’5 min read·Apr 20, 2018----
Ashawnta JacksoninTimelineWhen the white establishment ignored these black photographers, the Kamoinge collective was bornBased in 1960s Harlem, they challenged the way stories of black lives were told, and who got to tell them6 min read·Mar 15, 2018--7--7
Ashawnta JacksoninTimelineThe first black-owned record label in the U.S. wanted to “uplift” black people through musicIt rose, then fell — and popularized the kinds of songs it set out to defeat6 min read·Feb 22, 2018--2--2