Tag: Harriet Tubman
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Monday Link Roundup: February 21, 2022
It’s a BIG week in Black History Month! We knew Julia Perry wrote a lot of music, of which only a small but astounding handful of works are ever heard. But a dramatic turn-around is happening – perhaps the result of BLM, and the re-assessment of everything prompted by the downtime of the pandemic (and…
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Monday Link Round Up: August 17, 2020
News and music to start your week! A lot to celebrate! August 18th marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, granting U.S. women the right to Vote! Our illustration is from the Music in the Women’s Suffrage Movement article of the Library of Congress. Music events commemorating the anniversary include the…
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Monday Link Round Up: January 20, 2020
News and Music to start your week! Wishing everyone a meaningful and reflective Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! Celebrate by listing in to DiscoverClassical.com which features a day of music programming by Black composers – including works by Florence Price and Margaret Bonds. The Los Angeles Times talks about the legacy of George Walker (pictured)…
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Monday Link Round Up: January 15, 2018
News to start your week! Celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. by reflecting on the progress that has been made by trailblazers – like Nkeiru Okoye’s opera Harriet Tubman. (Thea Musgrave also turned to the life of Harriet Tubman for an opera: Harriet, the Woman Called Moses.) We can also look to the…