African American artists have contributed to the repertoire of Christmas carols with songs such as “Mary’s Boychild”, “Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow”, “This Christmas”, “Go Tell it On The Mountain”, “Sweet Little Jesus Boy”, and “Jesus. Jesus. Oh, What a Wonderful Child”, which have been recorded and re-arranged numerous times since their inception.
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Jennifer Hudson, Ruben Studdard, CeCe Winans, and Brandy are among the artists who have released new Christmas music, blending gospel, soul, and contemporary worship to deliver fresh takes on beloved holiday classics and original songs.
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President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that averts a government shutdown, providing $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in agricultural assistance, and includes federal funding to cover 100 percent of the costs for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
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Hana S. Sharif, the Artistic Director of Arena Stage Theatre, made her directorial debut with the Agatha Christie classic “Death on the Nile,” which has been well-received by audiences and critics alike.
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President Joe Biden has set a record for the most sentences commuted by a U.S. president in a single day, while Dr. Julius Garvey continues to advocate for a posthumous pardon of his father, Marcus Garvey, who was wrongfully convicted of mail fraud in 1923.
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