Category: 2019-2020

Celebrating the 120th birthday of Louis ArmstrongAugust 4, 1901-July 1, 1971 We talked in earlier Monday Musicales about the career of the legendary Louis Armstrong. Today we honor what would be his 120th birthday....

Juneteenth 2021—A Spiritual Celebration On June 19, 1865, the last slaves in the United States (in the state of Texas) were finally informed that they were free. It was 296 years after the first...

Juneteenth is a celebration of the formal end of slavery in Texas on June 19th, 1865. It was the last ex-Confederate state to do so. The day is also known as “Freedom Day.”  This...