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Tina Turner rose to prominence during the 60s and 70s as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. The icon continues to thrive!

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Fisk University welcomed its record breaking freshman class this year, and became the first HBCU to have an intercollegiate women's artistic gymnastics program! They are best known for their legendary singers

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The singer, who declined to perform in the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show out of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, will headline the 2023 Super Bowl

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She is the first Black woman widely recognized for her composition and the third Black woman to ever work on a composition for the NYCB. 

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The free, day-long celebration of music features performances by local artists and the Oregon Symphony 

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Beyonce's Renaissance 

With a healthy helping of Chicago house music and classic 1970s disco, the New York Times called Renaissance a “tour of some of the genre’s most well-known touchstones as well as more underground sounds.”

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With a speech about his own inspirational dream for the Black community, Sean “Diddy” Combs channeled the spirit of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. while accepting the BET Awards' highest honor Sunday night.

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The Service to America Leadership Award is NABLF’s highest individual citation that is presented in recognition of honorees’ commitment to advocacy and public service.

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Saxophonist Eldon T Jones and singer LaRhonda Steele will perform at Alberta Rose Theatre for their first Juneteenth Celebration Concert at 8 p.m., Saturday, June 18.

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The Country Music Hall of Fame will induct Ray Charles and The Judds into its ranks on Sunday night, though the death of Naomi Judd a day earlier will bring sadness to the normally celebratory ceremony

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The Skanner Foundation's 38th Annual MLK Breakfast