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"Matthew Kennedy: One Man's Journey"

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Matthew Kennedy: One Man's Journey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia DVD cover Matthew Kennedy: One Man's Journey  is an American  documentary film  directed and written by  Nina Kennedy . The film chronicles the life of concert pianist, professor, and choral director  Matthew Kennedy . [1] [2] [3] [4] Synopsis Born in the segregated South in 1921, Matthew Kennedy was known throughout his home state of Georgia as a child-prodigy. At age 12, he attended a concert given by the famous Russian pianist  Sergei Rachmaninoff  in Macon, Georgia in 1932. When this film was produced, he was one of few surviving witnesses of Rachmaninoff's live performance. In his filmed interviews, Dr. Kennedy describes what he remembers of the concert from his perspective in the  segregated  balcony for “Colored.” He was also the star of his own radio show broadcast from Macon in the early 1930s. At that time, Kennedy's stage name on radio and in t...

Jussie Smollett's Drama

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Jussie Smollett Before presenting the evidence found in the Jussie Smollett case, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson stated the following: "Before I get started on why we're here, as I look out into the crowd, I just wish that the families of gun violence in this city got this much attention, because that's who really deserves the amount of attention that we're giving to this particular incident. I'm left hanging my head and asking why. Why would anyone, especially an African-American man, use the symbolism of a noose to make false accusations? How could someone look at the hatred and suffering associated with that symbol, and see an opportunity to manipulate that symbol to further his own public profile?" Actor Jussie Smollett had claimed that he was attacked by two men yelling racist and homophobic slurs, who poured alcohol on him and put a noose around his neck. He claimed the attackers yelled "This is MAGA country!" so we w...