musical excerpts, fyi. randye
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* Today in Black History - December 31 *
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* The Nguzo Saba - The seven principles of Kwanzaa - Principle for *
* Day #6 - Kuumba (koo-OOM-bah) Creativity: To do always as much as *
* we can, in the way that we can, in order to leave our community *
* more beautiful than when we inherited it. *
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1930 - Odetta Felious Gordon Holmes is born in Birmingham, Alabama. She
will become a famous folksinger, known simply as "Odetta", who
will sing all over the world and at major peace and civil rights
meetings, including the 1963 March on Washington.
1948 - Donna Summer is born in Boston, Massachusetts. She will be the
reigning "Queen of Disco" music in the 1970's, known for her
renditions of "Bad Girls" and "Last Dance."
1976 - Roland Hayes joins the ancestors in Boston, Massachusetts at the
age of 89. He had been an acclaimed tenor whose pioneering
recitals of German lieder and other classical music opened the
concert stage for African American singers
* Today in Black History - January 1 *
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* The Nguzo Saba - The seven principles of Kwanzaa - Principle for *
* Day #7 - Imani (ee-MAH-nee) Faith: To believe with all our hearts *
* in our parents, our teachers, our leaders, our people and the *
* righteousness and victory of our struggle. *
* http://www.endarkenment.com/kwanzaa/ *
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1917 - Ulysses Simpson Kay is born in Tucson, Arizona. He will become
a classical composer and one of the first American composers
to travel to the Soviet Union. He will be known for his works
for orchestra, piano, and chamber ensemble.
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