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“This Land is Your Land”: 75 years and the fight’s still on
February 25, 2015"I have decided long ago that my songs and ballads would not get the hugs and kisses of the capitalistic experts." - Woody Guthrie
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Lead Belly discography released
February 23, 2015Did he really sing his way out of Southern prisons twice? Did he really travel and sing with the legendary Blind Lemon Jefferson?
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Today in African American history: A double birthday
February 20, 2015Sir Sidney Poitier, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE), was born in Miami, Fla., on February 20, 1927, of Bahamian parentage.
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Today in African American history: Dr. Dre turns 50
February 18, 2015Dr. Dre, record producer and Grammy-winning rapper, born Andre Romelle Young in Compton, Calif., in 1965, turns 50 today.
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Today in African American history: Celebrating life of Bob Marley
February 6, 2015Bob Marley, the internationally famous and influential performer of reggae music, was born in northern Jamaica on this date in 1945.
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