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As Black History Month comes to a close, events around the region celebrate the accomplishments of extraordinary African-Americans
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The legendary John Coltrane revolutionized jazz music with his innovative style of play. Though he died of liver cancer at just 40 years old, Coltrane’s legacy as one of the most prolific and influential artists of all time endures. The Philadelphia Jazz Legacy Project will pay homage to him in a free talk with Lewis Porter, a musician/educator who authored two books on Coltrane and documentarian/historian Steve Rowland, producer of the audio doc “Tell Me How Long The Trane’s Been Gone.” Jazz Legacy project director Suzanne Cloud will host.
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Marian Anderson Museum receives $5,000 check from office of Kenyatta Johnson
The house, which has been declared a historic landmark by the state of Pennsylvania and the United States Department of the Interior, was Anderson’s place of residence from 1924 to 1943.
Philadelphia City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson presents a $5,000 check to the National Marian Anderson Museum & Historical Society. | Photo by Tom Beck.
City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson visited the historic National Marian Anderson Museum on Wednesday afternoon to present a $5,000 check to the museum’s CEO, Jillian Patricia Pirtle. The money comes at a critical time for the institution. Not only has the pandemic taken away the museum’s revenue strain, but the building suffered severe damage from burst pipes in the basement, which left the building flooded with three and a half feet of standing water.
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