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The Reopening of Black Beauty Bar & Grill, 2025, Pittsburgh

Roberta "Ms. Bert" Cole Brassel, celebrating during the reopening of Black Beauty Bar & Grill

Community leaders including the Mayor of Pittsburgh Ed Gainey attended the reopening.

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A Fundraiser for the First & Last Stop Lounge, 2025, New Orleans

Carolyn Cushenberry

Carolyn Cushenberry, owner of the beleaguered First & Last Stop bar in New Orleans, serving red beans & rice and fried chicken at fundraiser to save the bar.

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An Excerpt From Theresa Elloie’s Last Interview in 2020. Her Father Opened Sportsman’s Corner Bar in the 1960s. She Died, Unexpectedly During the Early Stages of the Global Pandemic. Her Son, Steven, Continues Their Legacy of Owning and Operating the Bar.

Images from Detroit, Clarksdale, and Chicago, as well as Pittsburgh and New Orleans, plus Reimagined Vintage Liquor Ads.

Blues for AJ, Live from Zell's Corner, 2025, Detroit

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The Reopening of Black Beauty Bar & Grill, 2025, Pittsburgh

A Fundraiser for the First & Last Stop Lounge, 2025, New Orleans

An Excerpt From Theresa Elloie’s Last Interview in 2020. Her Father Opened Sportsman’s Corner Bar in the 1960s. She Died, Unexpectedly During the Early Stages of the Global Pandemic. Her Son, Steven, Continues Their Legacy of Owning and Operating the Bar.

Images from Detroit, Clarksdale, and Chicago, as well as Pittsburgh and New Orleans, plus Reimagined Vintage Liquor Ads.

An Excerpt from “A Venerable Tradition, Footworkin’ on a Tepid Existence”Total Run Time: 28 Minutes

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An Excerpt from “A Venerable Tradition, Footworkin’ on a Tepid Existence”
Total Run Time: 28 Minutes