Sissieretta Jones YouTube Lecture and Mini-Concert

On February 7, 2014, I gave a 30-minute lecture about the famous soprano Sissieretta Jones, also known as the “Black Patti.” It was sponsored by the University of South Carolina Libraries and held at the Thomas Coooper Library on the USC Campus. In...

Sissieretta Jones Program at University of South Carolina

The University of South Carolina Libraries is hosting a program Thursday, February 20, 2014, 5:30 p.m. about the great soprano Sissieretta Jones. Maureen D. Lee, author of Sissieretta Jones, “The Greatest Singer of Her Race,” 1868-1933, will speak about...

“Where Sissieretta Walked” Tour August 10, 2013

Join me and Ray Rickman for a guided tour of College Hill sites in Providence, Rhode Island, that are associated with the famous black diva Sissieretta Jones, who made Providence her home. The August 10 “Where Sissieretta Walked” tour will begin at 10 a.m....

Help Restore One of Sissieretta Jones’s Performance Dresses

Here’s a chance to help restore one of Sissieretta Jones’s performance dresses owned by the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society, which hopes to put it on display. The Society is trying to raise $4,400 via a Kickstarter project. Please consider pledging a...