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Prince Privately Donated Money To Trayvon Martin’s Family
“Albums still matter,” Prince said on national television during the 2015 Grammys. “Like books and Black lives, albums still matter. Tonight and always.” Those words were just a glimpse into Prince’s personal investments into the future of black youth and social activism, both spiritually and financially. After news broke that the Purple One had passed […]
Princeton University jazz composer inspires with ‘Ballad for Trayvon Martin’
The composer of Princeton University’s orchestra has created a ballad in Trayvon Martin’s memory. Anthony D.J. Branker, who will celebrate his 25th year as Princeton’s founder and director of the program in jazz studies, composed the piece of music after being “moved to the core” upon hearing about Trayvon’s death.
Reflections on Prince, the Icon, the Artist, the Purple One Forever
On Saturday mornings, I would wake up to the smell of pancakes and the sounds of oldies playing on the radio. Like clockwork the station always played “Kiss” by the time I made it downstairs to the kitchen. There, I watched my mother bust her 80s dance moves before planting a kiss on my cheek. […]