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Pacifist Grandmother Jailed For Protesting Drones and Remote Murder
PEACEFUL ACTIVIST JAILED 1 YEAR FOR TAKING PHOTO OF PROTEST NEAR DRONE PILOT FACILITY JULY 15, 2014 - Mary Anne Grady…
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Charlie Haden Stood Against Vietnam War and Fought Racism in Portugal
PORTUGUESE POLICE SAY: "YOU SHOULD NOT MIX POLITICS WITH MUSIC"! JULY 14, 2014 - The music world lost an iconic jazz…
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JAMinc Brings Music From All Corners of the World Into Schools
JUNIOR APPALACHIAN MUSICIANS INC. KEEP TRADITION ALIVE FOR KIDS JULY 14, 2014 - Junior Appalachian Musicians, Inc. (or "JAMinc") is…
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Music Therapist Blends Heartbeat and Music to Remember Loved One
BRIAN SHRECK HELPS PARENTS COPE WITH LOSS JULY 5, 2014 - Brian Shreck, a music therapist at Cincinnati's Children's Hospital…
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JAMinc Brings Music From All Corners of the World Into Schools
JUNIOR APPALACHIAN MUSICIANS INC. KEEP TRADITION ALIVE FOR KIDS JULY 14, 2014 – Junior Appalachian Musicians, Inc. (or “JAMinc“) is a non-profit with a mission to help as many children as possible to have access to the joy of participation in the music of their rich Appalachian heritage. JAMinc does this by providing the traditional…
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Make It Right Builds Sustainable Homes For Needy Families
BRAD PITT’S WORK AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA BRANCHES OUT JULY 9, 2014 – After Hurricane Katrina, Brad Pitt felt a need to help the New Orleans Lower 9th Ward with desperately needed housing, and he went to work forming a non-profit called “Make It Right” which erected LEED certified sustainable homes that are also cool in…
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Music Therapist Blends Heartbeat and Music to Remember Loved One
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BRIAN SHRECK HELPS PARENTS COPE WITH LOSS JULY 5, 2014 – Brian Shreck, a music therapist at Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital Medical Center, helps parents cope with the loss of their child by recording their heartbeat and blending it with music that is important to them. Brian has since gone on to form Heartbeat Music and…
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Elton John to Sky News: “Jesus Would Back Gay Marriage”
MUSICIAN OPENS UP ABOUT HIS CHARITY WORK, EQUALITY AND LGBT RIGHTS JULY 3, 2014 – World famous musician Elton John, who some people say there is one of his songs playing somewhere in the world at any given time, opened up to Sky News about his charity work and activism, and also spoke in…
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President Bill Clinton: “A lot of evidence…for the medical marijuana thing.”
FORMER PRESIDENT SUPPORTS STATES EFFORTS JULY 2, 2014 – President Bill Clinton gave an extensive interview to David Gregory on Meet the Press the other day, and when asked about the states efforts to legalize recreational and medical marijuana he supported both efforts. He seems to be gravitating towards to where a lot of Democratic…
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Janis Joplin Stamp Artwork Revealed
USPS UNVEILS STAMP FOR 1960S CULTURE ICON JULY 1, 2014 – The USPS revealed the artwork for the Janis Joplin stamp, the latest issue in the Music Icons 2014 Series. The Music Icons Series was started back in 2013 and so far has honored music icons such as American guitarist Lydia Mendoza (pictured left) who played…
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Hiphop and Tupac Go Broadway
TUPAC SHAKUR’S MUSIC USED AS BACKDROP FOR STORY ABOUT COMMUNITY JUNE 30, 2014 – For the first time ever Hip Hop has hit Broadway, in the musical “Holler If Ya Hear Me” featuring the music of Tupac Shakur. The story centers around an ex-convict returning to his old neighborhood looking to change himself, and he…
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Company Building 84 MPG Car for $7,000
ELIO MOTORS WANTS TO REVOLUTIONIZE TRANSPORTATION JUNE 29, 2014 – A new company called Elio Motors intends to create over 1,500 jobs in Louisiana and revolutionize transportation by building a 84 MPG personal transportation vehicle that will sell for under $7,000. Part of the mission’s project is to address what a lot of people feel…
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Madonna Shows Support For Ukraine
ACTIVIST-SINGER WEAR KYIV, UKRAINE T-SHIRT JUNE 29, 2014 – A mobile upload onto the Internet of Madonna wearing a Kyiv, Ukraine t-shirt (you can say or spell it ki-ev or kyiv) showing her support for the democratic ideals breaking out across Ukraine. The photo came from nashkiev.ua Facebook’s page here.
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Teabagger McDaniels Loses, Refuses to Concede
TW SHANNON IN OKLAHOMA LOSES, RANGEL IN TOUGH VOTE COUNT JUNE 25, 2014 – The upstart Teabagger Chris McDaniels lost the 2014 Republican Mississippi primary runoff election last night, but he is refusing to concede and is calling for an investigation “to see if Republicans voted in the Republican primary”. US Senator Thad Cochran beat state senator…