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Mattiwilda Dobbs, opera coloratura, born.

  • Jul 11, 1925
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1925 : Mattiwilda Dobbs, opera coloratura, born. She debuted at La Scala in Milan in 1953. Her U.S. debut was in 1955 with the San Francisco Opera.

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Battle, Kathleen (1948- )
American soprano Kathleen Battle was born on August 13, 1948 in Portsmouth, Ohio. Battle’s father was a steelworker and her mother was an active participant in the gospel choir at the family’s local African Methodist Episcopal Church. Battle attended Portsmouth High School and upon graduation was
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Source: Black Past
Aug
13
1948
Florida site of GOP convention orders wearing of masks
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Luxury Fashion Challenged To Confront Racist Attitudes – Free Press of Jacksonville
MILAN (AP) — When luxury fashion lined up social media posts to show solidarity with Black Lives Matters protests, brands got a whole lot of
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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly
Toni Morrison
Born on February 18, 1931 in Lorain, Ohio as Chloe Anthony Wofford, Toni Morrison is an American author, editor and professor who won the 1993 Nobel Prize in literature for being an author “who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of
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Source: Black History Resources
Feb
18
1931
Williams, Camilla (1919-2012) - Birthday
Professional opera singer Camilla Williams was born October 18, 1919 in Danville, Virginia to Fannie Carey Williams and Cornelius Booker Williams.
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Oct
18
1919
Winters, Lawrence (1915–1965)
Lawrence Winters was born Lawrence Whisonant on November 12, 1915, in Kings Creek, South Carolina, one of three sons of Eliza Whisonant (née Smith) and Marion Frank Whisonant, a farmer. He took private voice lessons before entering Howard University where he was coached by the distinguished African
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Sep
24
1965
George, Zelma (1903-1994) - Birthday
Zelma Watson George, philanthropist, opera singer, and political activist was born December 8, 1903 in Hearne, Texas to Samuel E.
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Dec
8
1903
Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy Dandridge was a popular African American celebrity, known for her remarkable acting in Hollywood. Her other skills besides theater acting included dancing and singing. For her outstanding work in the 1954 film Carmen Jones, Dandridge was nominated for the Academy Awards, rendering her the
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Source: Black History Resources
Nov
9
1922
Homegrown: Featuring Lenora
I would release my music through mixtapes in college, flipping popular songs and then throwing a couple of original tunes in as bonus tracks to see how people received
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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward
Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993)[1] was an American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. Music critic Alan Blyth said: Her voice was a rich, vibrant contralto of intrinsic beauty.[2] Most of her singing career was spent performing in concert
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Advocates Worry Blacks, Hispanics Falling Behind in Census | Afro
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Halfway through the extended effort to count every U.S. resident, civil rights leaders worry that minority communities are falling behind in responding to the 2020
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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
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Robert McFerrin: Pioneer Opera Singer & First Black Man to Sing a Solo at the Metropolitan Opera
Robert McFerrin was a pioneer opera singer who was the first black man to sing a solo at the Metropolitan Opera. He was also the father of the Grammy-winning conductor-vocalist Bobby McFerrin. McFerrin was born in Marianna, Arkansas. He showed vocal talent at an early age, singing while still a boy
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Jay-Z’s Made In America Festival canceled due to coronavirus
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Sarri denies row with Pjanic, confident of Ronaldo rebound
MILAN, (Reuters) – Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri has rubbished suggestions of a falling out with midfielder Miralem Pjanic and is confident Cristiano Ronaldo will quickly bounce back from disappointing restart to the
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White, Portia (1911-1968)
Portia White was the first Afro-Canadian singer trained only in Canada to reach an international stage. As an African-Canadian, her popularity helped to open previously closed doors for talented blacks who
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EBONY Hosts a Two-Day Juneteenth Summit To Ensure Future Black Generations Live In A Different America | Afro
EBONY hosts a Two-Day Juneteenth summit to ensure future Black generations live in a different
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Black Swan Records (1921-1923)
Black Swan Records was the first black-owned recording company that sold popular music to black audiences. Black Swan Records specialized in jazz and blues recordings but it also became the first company to record black classical musicians. During its brief existence from 1921 and 1923, Black Swan
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Leontyne Price awarded in Italy
Leontyne Price, opera singer, is awarded The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
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Apr
12
1975
Okot p’Bitek
Okot p’Bitek , (born 1931, Gulu, Uganda—died July 19, 1982, Kampala), Ugandan poet, novelist, and social anthropologist whose three verse collections—Song of Lawino (1966), Song of Ocol (1970), and Two Songs (1971)—are considered to be among the best African poetry in
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Jul
19
1982
Jones, Sissieretta (1869-1933)
Sissieretta Jones was a world-famous soprano who in June 1892, became the first African American to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York. Touring internationally in the late 1800s and early 1900s, she sang both classical opera and performed in musical comedies with her own
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White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019, AP sources say
Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of Americans, a full year earlier than has been previously reported, according to U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the
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How a Supreme Court ruling changed Burke County politics
Burke County’s historically discriminatory method of electing county commissioners ended 38 years ago, July 1, 1982, when the U.S. Supreme Court found that the county’s at-large elections violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the
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Dobbs, Mattiwilda (1925- ) - Birthday
Mattiwilda Dobbs, an accomplished opera star, was born July 11, 1925 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Jul
11
1925
McFerrin, Robert Keith, Sr. (1921–2006)
In 1953 baritone Robert McFerrin Sr. made history as the first African American to win the Metropolitan Opera House’s Auditions of the Air radio contest.  On January 27, 1955, in the role of Ethiopian King Amonasro in Verdi’s Aida, McFerrin made history again by becoming the first African American
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Morehouse Medical School Gets $40 Million Grant To Help Fight Coronavirus
The Morehouse School of Medicine is the recipient of a new $40 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services intended to help in the fight against the spread of coronavirus in communities of color, as well as rural and poor
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Aldridge, Ira (1807-1867)
Ira Frederick Aldridge was the first African American actor to achieve success on the international stage. He also pushed social boundaries by playing opposite white actresses in England and becoming known as the preeminent Shakespearean actor and tragedian of the 19th
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Aug
7
1867
More ways to take our power back –
The combination of racism from banks, White business owners, and police forced us to circulate the Black dollar amongst
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Beware the 'White Ninjas' Starting Riots and Scapegoating Black Folks
However, not everyone at the recent protests is on the side of Black
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Kandi Burruss Shares Pics of Blaze Tucker's Birthday Shoot, Fans Catch All the Feels
Kandi Burruss‘ daughter Blaze Tucker reached a major milestone in her
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Only Four States Seeing Declines in New Coronavirus Cases: Report
Only four states are currently seeing a reduction in new coronavirus cases as numbers spike around the country amid reopening
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