Mourning [A] BLKstar

Cleveland filmmaker Zoë Mountain and musician TJ Maclin came up with the idea of the UPFRNT virtual series that spotlights and supports Black artists during the COVID-19 pandemic and puts the racial justice movement on center stage.For more information and links, visit wksu.org/shuffle. Have an idea for a Shuffle episode? Email shuffle@wksu.org

Cleveland filmmaker Zoë Mountain and musician TJ Maclin came up with the idea of the virtual series that spotlights and supports Black artists during the COVID-19 pandemic and puts the racial justice movement on center stage.

May talks about the challenges of navigating a classical music career for Black women, and a new nonprofit she helped create to break down those barriers.

May talks about the challenges of navigating a classical music career for Black women, and a new nonprofit she helped create to break down those barriers.

Mourning [A] BLKstar is a diverse collective of Cleveland-based artists with layered identities. Its members aim to blur the lines of gender and genre…

An eclectic Cleveland band uses music to confront issues of racism, oppression and police violence. Mourning [A] BLKstar hopes its sophomore album sparks…