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#WMPG honors #BlackHistoryMonth

"WMPG recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February, highlighting the voices, music, history, and lived experiences of Black artists, activists, and storytellers.

Tune in to hear programs that celebrate Black creativity and resilience across genres and generations, from music that shaped movements to conversations that deepen our understanding of the past and present."

Segments include:
#MarshaPJohnson, #RobertLewis, #EarthaKitt, #MalcomX, #AlvinAiley, #BobGreen, #ChadwickBoseman, #DukeEllington, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLord, #ATribeCalledQuest, #OtisRedding, #NelsonMandela, #GarzaCullorsTometi, #LeslieOdomJr, #NinaSimone, #AudraMcDonald #BelHooks, #Beyonce, #FlorencePrice, #JamesBaldwin, #MuhammadAli, #ScottJoplin, #GraceVenuzaRogers, #BobTheDragQueen, #GordonParks, #KobeBryant, #WEBDubois, #BarackObama, #AudreLorde, #Lizzo, #KatherineJohnson, #ClaudetteColvin, #RhiannonGiddens, #TaranaBurke, #TeresaKachindamoto, #ShirleyChisholm, #ThurgoodMarshall, #HarrietTubman, #JohnBrownRusswurm, #StevieWonder, #LeadBelly, #MaryMcleodBethune, #ShirleyChisolm, #LeonardCummings, #MaeJemison, #BadBrains, #CornelWest, #MaconBollingAllen, #SpikeLee, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AngelaDavis, #SojournerTruth, #HankAaron, #BillieHoliday, #GeraldTalbot, #TrevorNoah, #JosephineBaker, #JackieRobinson, #ArethaFranklin, #ToniMorrison, #RobertLewis, #IndigoArts

Listen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/

#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio

Song of the Day January 31 2024

In remembrance of the birth of Jackie Robinson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Robinson

Jackie Robinson on "The Dick Cavett Show," 1972

https://youtu.be/YCr0RAzf8ds?si=LokQlQbmZ8YimHPd&t=40

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #January31 #JackieRobinson #BrooklynDodgers #LosAngelesDodgers #MLB #MajorLeagueBaseball #ColorBarrier #Racism #StolenStatue #StatueBurned #HallOfFame #42 #RestInPower #1970s

Jackie Robinson Day - Today we honor #42

This beautiful print was designed by Eric Kittelberger at Triple Play Design (https://www.tripleplaydesign.com) in 2021 to pay homage to Jackie Robinson’s historical start to his iconic Hall of Fame baseball career. #jackierobinson #baseball #42 #jackierobinsonday #brooklyndodgers #breakingbarriers #baseballart #mlb