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Opera Birmingham’s ‘Opera… From a Sistah’s Point of View’ Begins Streaming Jan.29

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operabirmingham.org Enjoy Opera Birmingham’s production of Opera…from a Sistah’s Point of View, featuring world renowned soprano Angela Brown. The virtual performance will stream between January 29 – February 7, and tickets are on sale now. You can stream the performances on your computer, laptop, phone, tablet – any device with an internet connection. You may […]

Source: The Birmingham Times
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Brueggergosman, Measha (1977- )
Measha Brueggergosman, Canada’s most recognizable young opera star, is working hard to bring classical music to a popular audience.  The Canadian soprano has emerged as one of the most magnificent performers and vibrant personalities of the day. She is critically acclaimed by the international
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Source: Black Past
Jun
28
1977
Uganda: Court Orders Senana to Pay Shs100m in Property Dispute
The High Court has ordered Senana Investments Limited and its proprietor, Ms Farida Nabirongo to pay more than Shs100 million to a property firm as damages for breach of
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Smith, Hale (1925–2009)
Performer, composer, arranger and teacher, Hale Smith, Jr., encompassed the worlds of jazz and classical music. Beginning with his childhood in Cleveland, Ohio, he trained in jazz and classical composition, performance, and teaching. His collaborations and influence crossed multiple fields where he
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Source: Black Past
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Jun
29
1925
Producer/Director Winter Dunn – Making Her Way In Hollywood - Los Angeles Sentinel
The Dunn Way and Ready to Shadow a Hollywood Director The post Producer/Director Winter Dunn – Making Her Way In Hollywood appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News
Garcia, José Mauricio Nunes (1767-1830)
José Mauricio Nunes Garcia (1767-1830) was an Afro-Brazilian composer and organist who was the grandson of slaves. Over 240 works of music by Garcia have survived. Garcias mother was Vitória Maria da Cruz and his father was Apolinário Nunes Garcia, a tailor. Garcia was born in Rio de Janeiro on
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Source: Black Past
Apr
18
1830
Flex God Daps releases video for 'Hallelujah To My Striker' - Voice Online
LONDON BORN, LA-based filmmaker and musician Flex God Daps (AKA Daps, AKA Oladapo Fagbenle) steps... The post Flex God Daps releases video for 'Hallelujah To My Striker' appeared first on Voice Online.
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Source: Britain's Favourite Black Newspaper - Voice Online
Sixty years on, opera singer pays tribute to Paul Robeson
… 1958, Robeson, the most acclaimed African-American singer in the world, had …
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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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Source: Black Past
Oct
18
1919
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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Source: Black Past
Efua Sutherland
Efua Sutherland , (born June 27, 1924, Cape Coast, Gold Coast [now in Ghana]—died January 22, 1996), Ghanaian playwright, poet, teacher, and children’s author, who founded the Drama Studio in Accra (now the Writers’ Workshop in the Institute of African Studies, University of
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Jan
22
1996
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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Source: Black Past
Beatrice Morrow Cannady and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Oregon, 1912-1936
In the article below, Kimberley Mangun, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at The University of Utah, describes how she “discovered” Beatrice Morrow Cannady, an editor who spent nearly 25 years advocating civil rights in Oregon. Cannady used her Portland-based
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Source: Black Past
Aug
19
1974
Norman, Jessye (1945- )
Best known as an opera singer, Jessye Norman has also lent her rich, dramatic, and powerful voice to recordings and recitals of spirituals and hymns– including a particularly compelling version of “Amazing Grace” and Christmas carols, in addition to recording jazz. She has never limited
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Source: Black Past
Sep
11
2001
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
Wes Unseld, NBA Rookie Of Year And MVP In 1969, Dies At 74 – Free Press of Jacksonville
By Howard Fendrich— Wes Unseld, the workmanlike Hall of Fame center who led Washington to its only NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest players in league history, died Tuesday after a series of health issues, most recently
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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly
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This Day in History - May 25
1961: US President John F Kennedy asks the nation to work toward putting a man on the moon by the end of the
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Duncan, Todd (1903-1998)
Born Robert Todd Duncan in Danville, Kentucky in 1903, Todd Duncan was the first African American to perform in an otherwise all-white cast in the New York City Opera’s production of
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Source: Black Past
Mar
2
1998
Remembering the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education
May 17 marked the 66th anniversary of the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision, Brown v. the Board of
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Source: The Dallas Examiner
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Black conductors
According to a 2004 article in the Guardian, black conductors are rare in the classical music world and even in symphony orchestras it is unusual to see more than one or two black musicians. Canadian-born black conductor Kwamé Ryan, who studied music at Cambridge University and in Germany, made his
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Source: BlackHistory.com
Lil Baby Details His Own Experiences With Violent Police For Rolling Stone
After dropping his protest song "The Bigger Picture" last month, Lil Baby's speaking out about his own experience with police.
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Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture
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'Come Get Yo Baby': 'Black Ink Crew: Chicago' Star Charmaine Walker Leaves Fans In Stitches with Cute Video of Her Daughter and Husband
The “Black Ink Crew: Chicago” star posted an adorable TikTok video that showed her acting out a skit with her 2-month-old daughter Nola Bey and her husband Neek
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(1877) Alexander Crummell, “Address Before the American Geographical Society”
African American intellectual Alexander Crummell was one of the few19th century scholars known and respected widely among European Americans. In an address before the American Geographical Society delivered in Chickering Hall in New York City on May 22, 1877, Crummell demonstrates his appeal to one
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Source: Black Past
May
22
1877
Davy, Gloria (1931-2012)
Gloria Davy, a rich-voiced (lirico-spinto) soprano who “sang for the sheer joy of singing” had a four decade career as a concert singer. Early in her career she replaced Leontyne Price as Bess in the 1954 international tour of Porgy and Bess. In 1958 she broke color barriers when she
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Source: Black Past
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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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Source: Black Past
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rap singer, producer and songwriter, who is currently one of the most celebrated as well as controversial artists in the world. West was born on June 8, 1977 in Atlanta to Ray and Donda West. His parents got divorced when he was three years old, and he moved to
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Source: Black History Resources
Jun
8
1977
Brice, Carol (1918-1985)
Contralto singer Carol Brice was born in Sedalia, North Carolina on April 16, 1918 into a musical family.  Eventually she became one of the first African American classical singers with an extensive recording repertoire.  Brice trained at Palmer Memorial Institute in Sedalia and then enrolled in
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Source: Black Past
Feb
14
1985
Black Composers and Musicians in Classical Music History
Utilizing the research of Professor Dominique-René de Lerma of Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, historian William J. Zick in the article below provides vignettes which comprise an overview of various composers and musicians of African ancestry who performed in Europe, North America, and
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Source: Black Past
May
24
1803
Grist, Reri (1932--)
Reri Grist is an internationally acclaimed lyric and coloratura soprano noted for her “silvery tone, flawless technique and stupendous acting.” Beginning her singing career as Consuelo in Leonard Bernstein’s musical “West Side Story” in 1957, she introduced the song
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Source: Black Past
Feb
29
1932
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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Jesse Plemons & Daniel Kaluuya Offered the Leads in Jordan Peele's Next Movie - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Get Out director Jordan Peele is looking to sign on both Daniel Kaluuya and Jesse Plemons as the leads for his mysterious new project.
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