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African Americans Must Refuse To Be Oppressed!

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I grew up in a society that was expressly designed to circumscribe who I was and what I was allowed to achieve. But however much they may have wished to do so, my antagonists simply didn’t have the power to keep me in the place they had assigned to me! Continue reading →

How a White Band Conductor Taught Me That Good is Not Good Enough

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A High School band

When I walked into our band room that day in 1964, I had no expectation of anything earth shaking taking place. As far as I knew, it would be just another practice session for our high school concert band. But for me, and I believe for the other band members… Continue reading →