American Black Music 101
By Leslye Joy Allen Historian, Educator, Theatre and Jazz Advocate & Consultant, Ph.D. Candidate...
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by Leslye Joy Allen Copyright © 2014 by Leslye Joy Allen. All Rights Reserved. I have been blessed. My late Dad was a full-time, hands-on Dad that believed that females had the right to do whatever...
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By Leslye Joy Allen “Self Portrait” by Copyright © 2015 Leslye Joy Allen. All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2015 by Leslye Joy Allen. All Rights Reserved. I am writing this tribute now, because I have...
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(for Billie, who insisted that I boldly say, “I AM,” and for Nevaina (nih-von-yah)—one of many actors who were once under Billie’s direction—who reminded me to say it even louder) Copyright © 2016 by...
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by Leslye Joy Allen Copyright © by Leslye Joy Allen. All Rights Reserved. Let me first extend my deepest sympathies to the family, friends, and fans of DMX (né Earl Simmons). Full disclosure: I am a...
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