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Weekend Open Thread | Remembering Jessye Norman-Trailblazer

Posted on October 5, 2019 by rikyrah

Good Morning. I hope that you are enjoying this weekend with family and friends. Today I thought that we would remember Black American Trailblazer Jessye Norman, who passed away this week at the age of 74.    

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Sunday Open Thread

Posted on June 30, 2019 by rikyrah

Have a Blessed Sunday, Everyone. I hope you enjoy this blend of inspiriting and heart-opening music,

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Toni Morrison Celebrates Eighty With Eloquence

Posted on February 23, 2011 by rikyrah

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TONI MORRISON! Toni Morrison, Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, editor, and educator celebrated her 80th Birthday February 18, 2011.  My first-born and newly married daughter Renita had the distinct honor of attending Ms. Morrison’s 80th birthday celebration last Friday evening at Madison Hall-Library … Continue reading →

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