Spingarn Medal : Duke Ellington

Anderson, Marian (1897-1993)

Marian Anderson, renowned contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the 20th Century, was born on February 27, 1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Anderson was the daughter of John Berkley Anderson, a small business owner, and Annie Delilah Rucker Anderson, a former Virginia

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Creoles of color

The Creoles of color are a historic ethnic group of Creole people in Louisiana (especially in the city of New Orleans), Southern Mississippi, Alabama, and Northwestern

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Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie , byname of John Birks Gillespie (born Oct. 21, 1917, Cheraw, S.C., U.S.—died Jan. 6, 1993, Englewood, N.J.), American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who was one of the seminal figures of the bebop

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Fela Kuti - Birthday

Fela Kuti , byname of Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, also called Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (born October 15, 1938, Abeokuta, Nigeria—died August 2, 1997, Lagos), Nigerian musician and activist who launched a modern style of music called Afro-beat, which fused American blues, jazz, and funk with

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Oct

15

1938

Spingarn Medal :Langston Huges

Poet Langston Hughes presented Spingarn Medal and cited as the poet laureate of the Negro race.

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Dec

30

1960

First Jazz Concert in Boston Church

A jazz concert of sacred music by the legendary Duke Ellington and his orchestra was performed at Union Methodist Church in July, 1966, the first time a jazz performance had been held in a Boston church.

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California Supreme Court voided state statue

California Supreme Court voided state statue banning interracial marriages. Edward Dudley named ambassador to Liberia. Spingarn Medal Presented to Channing H. Tobias for his consistent role as a defender of fundamental American liberties.

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Oct

1

1948

Spingarn Medal: Andrew J. Young

Spingarn Medal presented to Ambassador Andrew J. Young in recognition of the deftness with which he has handled relations between this nation and other countries and for his major role in raising the consciousness of American citizens to the significance in world affairs of the massive African

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Nov

18

1978

Meet the Black Ballerina and Entrepreneur Helping People Heal From their Trauma

Tyde-Courtney Edwards, founding director of Ballet After Dark, is a classically trained black ballerina, art model, and survivor of sexual assault who is on a mission to help others heal from their trauma through the art of

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Alex Haley

Alexander Murray Palmer Haley, better known as Alex Haley, was a celebrated author whose books centered around African American heritage. He was born on August 11, 1921 in Ithaca, New York to Simon and Bertha Palmer Haley. For the first few years of his life he lived in Tennessee with his mother

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Aug

11

1921

African-American Dancers

Pearl Primus was the first African-American modern dancer. Throughout her career, Primus used her craft to express social ills in United States’ society. In 1919, Primus was born and her family immigrated to Harlem from Trinidad. While studying anthropology at Columbia University, Primus began her

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Duke Ellington opened at the Cotton Club

Duke Ellington opened at the Cotton Club in

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Dec

4

1927

"Duke" Ellington get's the Spingarn Medal for his musicial acheivements, 1959

Duke Ellington gets the Spingarn Medal for his musicial acheivements, 1959

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Sep

11

1959

Jimmy Cobb, ‘Kind of Blue’ Drummer for Miles Davis, Dies

Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis’ 1959 “Kind of Blue” groundbreaking jazz album which transformed the genre and sparked several careers, died

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Spingarn Medal: Wilson C. Riles

Spingarn Medal presented to Wilson C. Riles, superintendent of public instruction, California, in recognition of the stature he has attained as a national leader in the field of education.

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Nov

6

1973

Internationally Known Drummer

Roy Haynes, a Roxbury native, is a nationally known drummer and has played a significant role in the changing sound of jazz in a career that encompasses several eras from the bebop of Charlie Parker and Thelonius Monk to Chick Corea's avant-fusion.

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American Traditions Vocal Competition Names New Board President & Members For 2020-2021

The American Traditions Vocal Competition (ATC) has announced new members joining its 2020- 2021 Board of

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African Americans in Davenport, Iowa

African Americans in Davenport, Iowa are the third largest black community in Iowa, with a history reaching back before the Civil

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Duke Ellington Born

Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington, world famous musician, born in Washington, D.C.

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Apr

29

1899

Spingarn Medal: Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr. awarded Spingarn Medal for his superb and many-faceted talent, and his contributions to the civil rights movement.

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Dec

14

1968

50 Cent Tells Story of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Once Giving Him the Cold Shoulder

50 Cent once approached Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in an airport, and the meeting left the rapper feeling far less than happy about

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John Coltrane

John Coltrane , in full John William Coltrane, byname Trane (born September 23, 1926, Hamlet, North Carolina, U.S.—died July 17, 1967, Huntington, New York), American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, an iconic figure of 20th-century

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Jul

17

1967

BHERC BRINGS BACK POPULAR INDEPENDENT AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL IN VIRTUAL FORMAT STREAMING ON BHERC TV

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, US, June 15, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC) announced the revival of “Doin’ It the Independent Way” a recurring monthly independent showcase featuring short films by African American

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Wally's Paradise

Since 1947, Wally's, originally called Wally's Paradise and still located on Massachusetts Avenue in the South End, has been a landmark jazz club. This neighborhood jazz bar, owned by Joseph Walcott, who is now 95 years old, has played host to nationally know musicians like Errol Garner, Oscar

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George Washington Carver of Tuskegee Institute received the Spingarn Medal, the

George Washington Carver of Tuskegee Institute received the Spingarn Medal, the NAACPs highest award, for distinguished research in agricultural chemistry.

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Sep

4

1923

Spingarn Medal

Spingarn Medal presented to Thurgood Marshall, director of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, for his distinguished service as a lawyer before the Supreme Court.

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Dec

5

1946

America Has Tried And Failed To Explain Its Racism To The World | HuffPost

Thousands of people around the world are sending a dual message to Americans as they protest the death of George Floyd, the latest casualty of the systemic violence against Black residents of the

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Spingarn Medal: Harrison

Spingarn Medal awarded to Richard B. Harrison for his Portrayal of the Lawd in The Green Pastures.

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Aug

15

1931

Opinion: Black Protest Is Music. Learning The Melody Isn't Enough

I have been overjoyed to see the large protests reaching across this nation, all the way into the small towns and suburbs, to see the pain and outrage on faces of all colors, ages and genders, people from all walks of

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Blue Note to release benefit album "Detroit Jazz City"

Blue Note Records has announced the December 4 release of Detroit Jazz City, a compilation album that simultaneously spotlights the past and present of one of America’s great jazz cities while also serving as a benefit album for the organization Focus: HOPE. All proceeds from the album will be

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