The National Museum of African American History and Culture is hosting a range of programming in November, including discussions on the Reconstruction era, the impact of Mary McLeod Bethune and other Black women activists, and new practices in African American religion and spirituality.
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Friend: Chuck Berry’s 1st Album in Decades is ‘Sensational
Chuck Berry’s death came just weeks before the debut single off his first new studio album in nearly four decades was scheduled to go on sale, a friend of the rock ‘n’ roll legend said. FILE – In this Saturday, March 28, 2009 file photo, American guitarist, singer and songwriter Chuck Berry performs during the […]
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Legend Chuck Berry Dies at 90
NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Berry, rock ‘n’ roll’s founding guitar hero and storyteller who defined the music’s joy and rebellion in such classics as “Johnny B. Goode,” ”Sweet Little Sixteen” and “Roll Over Beethoven,” died Saturday at his home west of St. Louis. He was 90. Emergency responders summoned to Berry’s residence by his […]
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Chuck Berry Shares Sweden’s Most Prestigious Musician Award
STOCKHOLM (AP) — U.S. rock legend Chuck Berry and American opera director Peter Sellars have been awarded the 2014 Polar Music Prize, Sweden’s most prestigious award for musicians. The prize committee on Thursday praised the 87-year-old Berry as a “rock ‘n’ roll pioneer” and said every solo played by rock guitarists over the last 60 […]