Tag: tributes
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Chinua Achebe was my hero. | Tribute
Chinua Achebe was my hero. As a second generation Nigerian immigrant growing up in England, role models who I could genuinely identify with were few and far between – especially in the 1980s, when it was still a big deal to see a black face on TV. So much so that we’d receive phone calls…
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Don Cornelius: A Soul Revolutionary (Sept 27, 1936 – Feb 1, 2012)
The soul sonic force known as Don Cornelius passed away on the morning of February 1 in Sherman Oaks, CA at 4am from a self-inflicted gunshot. The loss of Cornelius sent the world into shellshock this morning and it continues the tragic trend of the Soul community losing our legends at a crippling rate. His…