December 1998
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In the Presence
of Royalty
By Michelle
Thomas
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Honoring the
Master of Jazz
By Courtney
McSwain
Also...
UNC Alumni Attends Black Congress.
Finding the Answers: Chancellor Hooker
Speaks with the Black Student
Movement.
Apollo! The Place Where Dreams Are Bom,
Legends Are Made.
Ethnicity and Music.
Homecoming 1998.
The Step Show.
Black Alumni Reunion Homecoming.
BSM Yields Mixed Reviews.
Color Coded.
Black Music: The Negative and the Positive.
Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow.
BSM Month.
Why Players Play.
Did You Know?
Poetry Corner.
Around Campus.
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Thomas, Kelly Williams
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