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This Date in African American History:

	1904 Music		Coleman Hawkins, a jazz tenor legend. Coleman Hawkins, an African-American jazz composer and saxophonist, was born on this date in 1904.
	1865 Education		Shaw University founded. On this date in 1865, Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, a private, coeducational institution, was founded.
	1842 Religion		The Sisters of the Holy Family, a haven for blacks . . . The Sisters of The Holy Family Parish, an African-American congregation of pontifical status, was founded on this date in 1842 in New Orleans.
	1849 Activist		Amanda Dickson, AfricanAmerican slave and later free aristocrat Amanda America Dickson was born on this date in 1849.
	1923 Film/TV		A commanding presence, Julius Harris! The birth of Julius Harris in 1923 is celebrated on this date.
	1984 Episode		Anti-Apartheid protest happens! On this date in 1984, The South African Embassy in Washington D.
	2004 Education		Another Rhodes Scholarship for African America! On this date in 2004, Rachel Y.
	1936 Music		James DePreist, gifted and versatile, one of America's finest musicians ames DePreist was born on this date in 1936.

Today's Poetry or Lyrics:

Rituals: Music, Dance, Sports

DO NOTHING TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME (for Langston Hughes) by David Henderson. i arrive /Langston the new york times told me w...

 

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