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by Lawrence Morgan
February 26, 2013 at 7:49 p.m.
Last blog (perhaps) for African American month of February
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Last days for African-American month
Please take a look a the wonderful music this group makes it possible for blacks and minorities to create.
The talent is amazing.
Is there a similar group in the Lawrence-Kansas City area? If not, it's time to start one.
On another subject but related in a broad sense, how much has really changed in this country in the year since Trayvon's death?
And this article which appeared in today's New York Times points out how much and how little the culture has changed since slavery days.
And in case you missed it, my first blog for the start of African-American month, the birthday of Langston Hughes:
His brilliant writing and dedication will survive for a long time in the future.
The Journal-World did not see fit to put this on the front page, so most people never knew who Langston Hughes was or the amazing things he has written.
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