Stories by Kim P

I Fell In Love with Funk!!

Posted 02/26/21 by Kim P

The music became the sound expressions of the pain, horrors, and upheaval of the world they knew.

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A Week of African American Music History, It's Not Over!

Posted 02/26/21 by Kim P

...you need to experience these genres of music on your own quest.

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A Week of African American Music History, the Soulful Sound

Posted 02/17/21 by Kim P

What could be better than MOTOWN? If there is such a production company who could churn out hits like this, I have never heard of it.

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A Week of African American Music History, JAZZ Explodes!

Posted 02/10/21 by Kim P

The second week focuses on the beginning of an international phenomenon of new music called jazz.

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A Week of African American Music History, The beginnings

Posted 02/03/21 by Kim P

The first week focuses on the actual roots of African music being supplanted in the New World.

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Remembering Chadwick Aaron Boseman

Posted 09/10/20 by Kim P

The unexpected death of Chadwick Aaron Boseman is particularly poignant for the Mott Branch Library community who had previously dubbed the branch Mottkanda.

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