TheLegendaryLouGates @LouWorldOrder

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TheLegendaryLouGates @LouWorldOrder

3 years ago

@roblox_gamer_ev Great job!

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AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives

3 years ago

Blind Tom' Wiggins was an African American musical prodigy. Born blind, as an infant he Tom Wiggins was sold into slavery, along with the rest of his family. He also survived attempted murder as he had no economic value to his owners. However, Tom had access to a piano, and his talent for perceiving, remembering, and reproducing sounds was immediately apparent. Many historians also believe that Tom was on the autism spectrum, which could explain his extraordinary memory. He would go on to perform at concerts throughout the Americas and Europe. —Thomas Greene Wiggins was born May 25, 1849 to Mungo and Charity Wiggins, enslaved on a Georgia plantation. He was blind and autistic but a musical genius with a phenomenal memory. In 1850 Tom, his parents, and two brothers were sold to James Neil Bethune, a lawyer and newspaper editor in Columbus, Georgia. Young Tom was fascinated by music and other sounds, and could pick out tunes on the piano by the age of four. He made his concert debut at eight, performing in Atlanta. In 1858 Tom was hired out as a slave-musician, at a price of $15,000. In 1859, at the age of 10, he became the first African American performer to play at the White House when he gave a concert before President James Buchanan. His piano pieces “Oliver Galop” and “Virginia Polka” were published in 1860. During the Civil War he was back with his owner, raising funds for Confederate relief. By 1863 he played his own composition, “Battle of Manassas.” By 1865, 16-year-old Tom Wiggins, now “indentured” to James Bethune, could play difficult works of Bach, Chopin, Liszt, Beethoven, and Thalberg. He also played pieces after one hearing, and memorized poems and text in foreign languages. Advertising claimed Tom was untaught, but in fact he was tutored by a Professor of Music who traveled with him. James Neil Bethune took Tom Wiggins to Europe where he collected testimonials from music critics Ignaz Moscheles and Charles Halle, which were printed in a booklet “The Marvelous Musical Prodigy Blind Tom.” With these and other endorsements, Blind Tom Wiggins became an internationally recognized performer. By 1868 Tom and the Bethune family lived on a Virginia farm in the summer, while touring the United States and Canada the rest of the year, averaging $50,000 annually in concert revenue. James Bethune eventually lost custody of Tom to his late son’s ex-wife, Eliza Bethune. Charity Wiggins, Tom’s mother, was a party to the suit, but she did not win control of her son or his income. Blind Tom Wiggins gave his last performance in 1905. He died three years later on June 13, 1908 at the age of 59 at his manager’s home in Hoboken, New Jersey.—

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The Figen @TheFigen_

3 years ago

Hairtail fish looks like it's made of polished silver. Amazing! x.com/ZL8CbPjXWoddz8…

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TheLegendaryLouGates @LouWorldOrder

3 years ago

@ebanosan Nice!

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TheLegendaryLouGates @LouWorldOrder

3 years ago

@ebanosan That's scary! 😱

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TheLegendaryLouGates @LouWorldOrder

3 years ago

@ebanosan I like it!

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TheLegendaryLouGates @LouWorldOrder

3 years ago

@ebanosan You are awesome!

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Earth, Wind & Fire @EarthWindFire

4 years ago

Busy tomorrow? Asking for a friend.

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Larenz Tate @LarenzTate

4 years ago

Bet on yourself even if no one else will. #Believer ya dig!

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Holly Robinson Peete 💃🏾♍️ @hollyrpeete

4 years ago

Raise your hand if you remember THIS version of #familyfeud 💋 💋💋💋💋

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TheLegendaryLouGates @LouWorldOrder

6 years ago

I'm listening on 1500 AM.

TheLegendaryLouGates @LouWorldOrder

6 years ago

Pizza + a @WashWizards victory + the #RadioParty = a perfect Friday night! @davejsports @glennconsor

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TheLegendaryLouGates @LouWorldOrder

6 years ago

Pizza + a @WashWizards victory + the #RadioParty = a perfect Friday night! @davejsports @glennconsor

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TheLegendaryLouGates @LouWorldOrder

6 years ago

Let's go @WashWizards! #RadioParty @davejsports @glennconsor

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TheLegendaryLouGates @LouWorldOrder

6 years ago

@glennconsor is back with @davejsports tonight. Do you know what that means? It means that the hottest ticket in town is on 1500 AM! #RadioParty

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Steve Buckhantz @SteveBuckhantz

6 years ago

Best defense the @WashWizards have played in two decades.

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Jerry Seinfeld @JerrySeinfeld

6 years ago

Maybe just this once, just for this Festivus 2020, we take pass on the “Airing of Grievances”..

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Ankith Harathi @ankithharathi

6 years ago

A janitor making $4/hour walked into a Fortune 500 company boardroom. Shaking, he took a seat opposite the CEO. "So I had an idea..." he nervously began. Years later, that idea would become an iconic consumer brand and make him worth ~$20M. Here's how that meeting went 🧶👇

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TheLegendaryLouGates @LouWorldOrder

6 years ago

It's a great time to be back at the #RadioParty for the new look @WashWizards! I missed the old gang! @davejsports @glennconsor @KaronsGG #MerryChristmas

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☆ glo ☆ @africanglo

6 years ago

Exhibit A. Let’s get into this unseasoned chicken. you couldn’t remix the pic or turn the other way?

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Read Jackson Rising @JPHilllllll

6 years ago

This is how a Chinese school is making sure their students don’t spread COVID. What are U.S. states that are re-opening doing to make sure students don’t spread the virus?