Monday, March 31, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
Photo of the Day 3/28/14
I found this in my archives from the funeral of Congressman Donald Payne Sr in 2012
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Monday, March 10, 2014
Saturday, March 8, 2014
WH42 Women of Soul Workshop at The White House
The
First Lady welcomed 124 middle school, high school and college
students from across the country to take part in an interactive student
workshop: “I’m Every Woman: The History of Women in Soul.” in the State
Dining Room, Robert Santelli, Executive
Director of The GRAMMY Museum® in Los Angeles,l gave participating
students an overview of the origins of soul music, inform them of
important artists, discuss the social climate of the United States in
the 1950s and 1960s as it pertains to women’s rights and dissect the
elements of soul that helped contribute to the genre’s unique sounds.
Featured performers from the evening event, Melissa Etheridge, Janelle
Monae, and Patti Labelle shared their experiences as well as answer
student questions about the music and entertainment world. Students
from 11 schools or programs from the following communities participated:
Cleveland, MS; Eddyville, OR; Memphis, TN; Minneapolis, MN; New York,
NY; Oakland, CA; Philadelphia, PA; Potomac and Sandy Spring, MD;
Waiʻanae, HI; and Washington, D.C.
The workshop, “I’m Every Woman: The History of Women in Soul,”l streamed live on WhiteHouse.gov/live.
— at The White House Washington Dc. The workshop, “I’m Every Woman: The History of Women in Soul,”l streamed live on WhiteHouse.gov/live.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Monday, March 3, 2014
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