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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In a continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impact on the greater Philadelphia area s rich ecosystem of music performance, education, and community engagement, The Presser Foundation announces another round of general operating support grants to 86 music organizations. These grants, totaling $1,166,500 provide both single year and multi-year support to music organizations in the Greater Philadelphia Area. The grants will be paid immediately to help these organizations to continue to weather the current COVID-19 crisis, which has forced so many music organizations to reimagine operations, performances and other activities.
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Philadelphia law enforcement explain challenges of living black and blue
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw s first year on the job has been filled with challenges.
There was a budget crisis made worse by the pandemic and then a summer filled with protests about social justice and police reform.
As the city s first Black woman to hold the position, she also finds herself weighing the issues of race and law enforcement as it pertains to the high profile deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Rayshard Brooks among others.
Living black and blue as it has been called has raised questions in her mind but has also incentivized her to be a stronger leader for change amongst her peers.
Jason Moran: James Reese Europe and The Absence of Ruin Friday, January 22, 2021
Renowned US pianist Jason Moran leads his trio and a specially convened British ensemble in a unique multi-media celebration of the life and music of one of jazz’s unsung heroes, James Reese Europe. Stuart Nicholson digs deep into the seismic impact Reese’s reshaping of ragtime had on the birth of modern jazz
Jason Moran is presenting a new project called
James Reese Europe and the Absence of Ruin that explores the legacy of bandleader James Reese Europe, an almost mythic figure from the dawn of jazz. Together with his regular trio The Bandwagon, of bassist Tarus Mateen and drummer Nasheet Waits, described by
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