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National News
February is Black History Month, which means that every year we remember the African Americans who have made history and made America what it is today — often with little recognition.
Legendary singer James Brown performed in front of a televised audience in Boston the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Brown is often given credit for preventing further riots with the performance. […]