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Here’s Olympic Soccer Star Sophia Smith’s Winning Bedtime Routine
Self via Yahoo News· 2 days agoI try to do all the things that make it feel relaxing and calm. I usually have a candle lit and turn...
Toumani Diabaté: the famed musician from Mali who took the kora to the world
The Conversation· 3 days agoWhen Toumani was born in Bamako in 1965, neither his surname Diabaté or his instrument, the kora, an iconic 21-stringed African harp, were familiar to anyone outside the Mande ...
Toumani Diabaté, Malian Master of the Kora, Is Dead at 58
New York Times· 3 days agoToumani Diabaté, a virtuoso of the kora, a 21-stringed West African instrument, which he often put...
Celebrate Emancipation Day at the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History
CNW· 5 days agoOn Saturday, July 27, join us at the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History for...
Where Kamala Harris eats and hangs out in D.C.
Axios· 5 days agoThe big picture: Harris has lived in D.C. for years: She was previously a California senator before becoming vice president and lived here as a Howard...
Louis Armstrong: The US jazz icon with a controversial legacy
BBC News· 5 days agoWith the release of new, previously unheard live recordings from the BBC, questions remain over...
Daymé Arocena’s Afro-Caribbean music graces Grand Performances stage
Los Angeles Times· 5 days agoDaymé Arocena‘s distinctive Caribbean flair drew concertgoers of all ages to downtown L.A.’s...
Bernice Johnson Reagon, whose powerful voice helped propel the Civil Rights Movement, has died
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Bernice Johnson Reagon, a musician and scholar who used her rich, powerful...
A Cheapskate in Chicago
New York Times· 6 days agoElaine Glusac spent a week on a tight budget, exploring the city where she has lived for more than 30 years. One June morning, I went to see what the...
What's Happening in August: Events, Exhibits and Resources
Smithsonian Magazine· 6 days agoBlues music—African American cultural expression, musical style and musical form—goes back more than...