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African-American Music Appreciation Month

by GeneaBloggersTRIBE | Jun 1, 2017 | Events

African-American Music Appreciation Month 1-30 June 2017 Originally created as Black Music Month in 1979 by US President Jimmy Carter, the name of this annual celebration was changed in 2009 by President Barack Obama who said African-American music and musicians have...

Team Member: True Lewis

by GeneaBloggersTRIBE | May 31, 2017 | Community

I am True Lewis. Retired Veteran of the US Army. A Daughter of the American Revolution. I am the Family Historian for the Ike Ivery Family at Ike-IveryFamily.org. Granddaddy Ike was Enslaved, and widowed twice and had 23 Children. I’m responsible for researching,...