Dear Esteemed CMP Readers: We are heartbroken to inform you that Robinswing, the Editor and Writer of the renowned and powerful Sistahspeak series, passed away yesterday. We extend our heartfelt condolences to her family and friends. To many of us, Robinswing was a powerful and inspirational voice for social justice,…
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Nobel Symphony Performed by Philip Brunelle and the VocalEssence Chorus with the Minnesota Boychoir and Gustavus Adolphus College Symphony Orchestra. Charles Lazarus, solo trumpet. Graphics credits: Creative Directors Piotr Szyhalski and Jan Jancourt with students of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with support from MCAD Design works (c)…
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The May 4 Shootings at Kent State University Kent State Revisited The Killings at Kent State (12)
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“A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.” ― John Lennon ( October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) The Death and Life of John Lennon, by Pete Hamill New York Magazine, December 20, 1980 “The news arrived like…
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Dedicated to pianist Teresa McCollough, and launched on United Nations Day, October 24, 2010, this work by Steve Heitzeg is a tribute in part to the spirit of that organization, founded in 1945 to maintain peace and foster international communication among all peoples of the world. (12)
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Mother’s Day Proclamation by Julia Ward Howe*, 1870 The First Mother’s Day proclaimed in 1870 by Julia Ward Howe was a passionate demand for disarmament and peace. Arise, then, women of this day! Arise, all women who have hearts, whether your baptism be that of water or tears! Say firmly:…
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Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Krzysztof Penderecki, “Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima” (6)
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A heartening story from Tabletmag.com: Near the corner of Westchester Avenue and Pugsley Street in Parkchester, just off the elevated tracks of the No. 6 train, Yaakov Wayne Baumann stood outside a graffiti-covered storefront on a chilly Saturday morning. Suited up in a black overcoat with a matching wide-brimmed black…
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