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(Philadelphia Tribune) - The members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. elected Reuben Shelton III to be the fraternity’s 34th Grand Polemarch during the fraternity’s 84th Grand Chapter Meeting and

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William James Basie was one of the most notable jazz musicians of the 20th century. He was born on August 21, 1904 to Harvey Lee and Lillian Basie in Red Bank, New Jersey. Both his parents were musicians, which influenced Basie from an early age. His father played the mellophone, and his mother

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Thomas L. Jennings

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