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Happy Juneteenth!: African-American Clarinet Contributions

Author: BethGraham
Date: 2020-06-19 18:25

Hi, All --

Usher wrote a thoughtful opinion piece in today's Washington Post on the importance of Juneteenth and how Americans might choose to commemorate it, should it become a national holiday. He suggests that the day could be used to amplify African-American contributions throughout American culture and commerce.

(Link to article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/18/usher-its-past-time-make-juneteenth-national-holiday/)

That made me think, why wait? Why don't we think today about individuals and businesses that have contributed to the clarinet: performers, composers, businesses, and the like.

Let's use this thread to highlight African-American achievement in the field and to learn from one another. (Apologies for the U.S.-centric post.)

Beth

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