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King Day Events With Sharpton And Motown Founder Berry Gordy

The Rev. Al Sharpton and his organization, the National Action Network, will be leading a number of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day festivities in New York City this weekend.

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On Monday morning, January 16, Sharpton will be joined by Motown Records founder Berry Gordy for a prayer breakfast called “King, Don’t Just Celebrate, Emulate.” Radio One

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BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #31: Motown Records Founded

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)
The Hitsville Museum
2648 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48208

When: April 14, 1960

What: Originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr., “Hitsville” became one of the first black-owned record labels. With its iconic artists and songwriters like Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, The Supremes and The Jackson 5, its pop/R&B “Motown Sound” helped to integrate the American music scene.
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In celebration of Black Music

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The Urban Daily

Jun 20, 2011 at 3:13 pm

It's All Black Music

BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #43: Motown Moves Headquarters To LA

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)
5750 Wilshire Blvd #300 Los Angeles, CA 90036

When: 1971

What: The House of Hits closes its Detroit home for good, moving its creative headquarters to Hollywood.
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In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s All Black Music” presents 100 Rewarding Black Music Moments, sponsored by Southwest Airlines.

Each Black Music Moment is associated with an actual place that you can visit. During

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Cochise

Jun 26, 2010 at 11:00 am

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Michael Jackson Memorial

Check out the sights and sounds from the Michael Jackson Memorial in Gary Indiana

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Jun 25, 2010 at 8:00 am

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Michael Jackson: We Will Never Forget

There are very few true musical icons in the business. 1 year later we pay tribute to the undisputed King Of Pop

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Tom Joyner

Jun 8, 2010 at 1:49 pm

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The Heart & Soul Of Black Music

soul (Middle English, from Old English sawol) – 1. the animating and vital principle in human beings, credited with the faculties of thought, actions and emotion and often conceived as an immaterial entity. 2. a sense of ethnic pride among African-Americans, expressed in areas such as language, social customs, religion and music.

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First Lady Khris Raye

May 19, 2010 at 4:00 pm

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Kelly Rowland Inks Record Deal With Universal

Kelly has a new management team in place as well, and in her new contract, she’s allowed to exert full control over her albums and career.

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First Lady Khris Raye

Feb 6, 2010 at 9:00 am

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First Lady Video/Song Of The Day The Miracles (Motown Week)

Here's my First Lady Video/Song of the Day The Miracles perfoming live "OOO OOO Baby Baby". It's Motown Classic week. All week long videos from Motown. Read More

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