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Lead Belly: A stunning life in pictures
December 22, 2010"Good Night Irene" is one of the best-known songs in American culture. A new book gives us a chance to know the man who wrote it.
Read moreView from Cuba: John Lennon, inspiration to the world
December 10, 2010As people in the United States and around the world commemorate the memory of John Lennon on the anniversary of his 1981 murder, Dec. 8, Cuba honors the musician as a messenger of peace.
Read moreLeaders map jobs fight at Amistad Awards event
December 8, 2010Activists said they were inspired, "fired up and ready to go" at The Voices for Jobs, Equality & Peace - People's World Amistad Awards Concert held in New Haven, Connecticut Dec. 5.
Read moreHundreds remember ReeAnne Halonen, 1943-2010
November 18, 2010ReeAnne Halonen got her last wish. A Dixieland band on Nov. 14 led family and friends with trumpet and trombone blaring in a funeral procession up the street to a park two blocks from her home.
Read moreMusic to get out the vote – pass it along!
October 26, 2010Jay Z's performances on the campaign trail with Barack Obama encouraged thousands of young people to vote for the first time in 2008. Now he and others are trying to do it again.
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