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Musical Fight for Civil Rights

CATEGORY: We Celebrate Equality
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PUBLISHED: March 9, 2010 by jasonbeckett

Aretha Franklin demanded not only racial but also gender equality in songs like “Think” and “Respect”. Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder challenged barriers set by both race and disability. Continue reading →

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TBA CHARLESTON, WV
TBA ATLANTA, GA
TBA RICHMOND, VA
I live with my parents and I’m 29 years old. Salt lake city is my hometown and I have three pugs.

I have downs syndrome. Sometimes people been teasing me cause I look different. I went to many schools. I was vulnerable and it would make people want to tease me when I was in school. One time a boy spitted on me on my glasses. Another time a girl pinched me hard on the shoulder and it hurt. And other students would call me slow. And when people do these things it kind of makes me a little sad and hurt.

I love my family and they are precious to me. I like to go to the movies with my brothers and listen to my favorite singer Taylor Hicks. I’m happy...  » READ MORE «