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nydailynews.com 4 weeks, 1 day agoWE SHALL OVERCOME. Honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at an event sponsored by LIU Brooklyn, Jumpstart and Prospect Lefferts Gardens. There will be book giveaways, story hour for kids and performances by the Imani and Grace Devotional dancers. 2:30 p.m.
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Johnny Otis Dies At 90; R&B Singer Wrote 'Willie And The Hand Jive'
latimes.com 3 weeks, 5 days agoJohnny Otis, who is white, grew up in a predominantly black neighborhood and had a deep connection to black culture. He discovered Etta James and Little Richard.Pioneering rhythm-and-blues singer, songwriter, drummer, bandleader and disc jockey Johnny Otis made the kind of conscious life choice early on that few people have the inclination, or circumstance, to carry out.



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