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A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

Recognizing African-American Veterans This Month and All Other Months Too

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

As a native Washingtonian, I grew up in a predominantly African American community and proudly attended D.C. Public Schools, where Black History was taught as a regular part of the curriculum, and not just during February. As far as my elementary school music teacher was concerned, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” also known as “The …