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Grace Bumbry, 1st Black singer at Bayreuth, dies at 86
theGrio via AOL· 12 months agoBumbry had been in and out of hospital facilities after she had a stroke on Oct. 20, 2022 while on...
‘Their voices made me cry.’ How two Black singers are breaking barriers at Miami opera
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAudiences enraptured by the Florida Grand Opera’s production of “I pagliacci” and lead singers...
Today in History: April 9, Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoToday in History Today is Tuesday, April 9, the 100th day of 2024. There are 266 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered ...
Live and Let Die and the behind-the-scenes book that would never be published today
Yahoo Movies UK· 10 months agoThe 007 Diaries is a fascinating and illuminating time capsule from an era when PR and marketing...
A jury is weighing up Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” against Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On”
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoWas Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud a rip-off of Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On? The family of Ed...
Column: I'm playing an Art Laboe album to counteract the noxious vibe from L.A. City Hall
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 1993, my parents saved up enough money to buy a massive Kenwood home entertainment system...
Utica becomes sixth city in the state: This week in Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 months ago1832, 192 years ago We are No. 6 Utica becomes a city this week -- on February 13 -- when the state...
Exiled for standing up to a ‘vicious dictator,’ former cricketer Henry Olonga finds solace in...
CNN Sports via Yahoo Sports· 3 weeks agoHenry Olonga was at the peak of his career as a professional cricketer when he took a stance that...
Tony Bennett Remembered by President Biden, Barack Obama, Elton John, and More: ‘He’s Irreplaceable’
Variety via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPresident Joe Biden, Former President Barack Obama, Elton John and more stars paid tribute to Tony...
Aretha Franklin was tracked by the FBI in the 1960s and ’70s, newly declassified files show
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFBI surveillance files tracking Aretha Franklin’s racial justice activism in the 1960s and ’70s were...