Legendary actress and activist Pam Grier has partnered with Free TV Networks to cultivate and curate her own FAST Channel, Pam Grier's Soul Flix, in which Grier celebrates the powerful heroes of Black ...

Edward Kennedy Ellington was born into the world on April 29, 1899 inWashington, D.C. Duke’s parents, Daisy Kennedy Ellington and James EdwardEllington, served as ideal role models for young Duke, and ...

In a bid to be heard in a big band ensemble, Hines began articulating melodies with octaves (or what he called “trumpet notes”), as well as using a tremolo effect (a rapid alternation of two ...

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