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Joan's Latest Blogs

Apr.05.2012 - 6:44 am
Identity: Passport To Success by Stedman Graham aligns with my ideal that knowing your purpose and reinventing yourself on a regular basis is the key to life. The...
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Mar.26.2012 - 10:11 am
Help me get to Europe in May My paper “Conscious Inclusion of Women Musicians” discusses the systematic omission of women from big bands, except all-female bands, and the...
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Aug.22.2011 - 4:54 pm
On July 26, 2011, I participated in an author's roundtable at the Courtyard Marriott on Bayshore Drive, in Coconut Grove, Miami. Along with 9 other authors, I presented my book...
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Mar.09.2011 - 12:37 pm
Amazing Musicwomen (hard cover)
For 14 years, I've collected data about women musicians, particularly those in blues and jazz in America. I received several grants from my county school board to present the...
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22.Jan.2009
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Live-blogging the “American Idol” premiere by Leslie Gray Streeter | January 13th, 2009 | American Idol Katrina Darrell, aka Bikini Girl Katrina Darrell, aka Bikini Girl 8:00 PM:...

Comments from Joan

Feb.10.2011 - 7:30 pm
In response to: A Story is Never Just a Story: A Follow-Up to a Washington Post article
Dolen, I've just blogged about you on my blog. Read the response from Gene Tinnie about this subject. http://...
Feb.09.2011 - 10:03 am
In response to: A Story is Never Just a Story: A Follow-Up to a Washington Post article
The stories of black women are being told more and more, these days. I've often wondered how white women felt, when...
Dec.01.2009 - 8:41 am
In response to: REINVENTING YOUR ARTISTRY?
Tonya, Thanks for your thoughtful words. I direct you to my blog here, regarding Gratitude vs. Appreciation. The slight...
Jan.20.2009 - 6:19 am
In response to: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Service - How will you serve in 2009?
In light of this very special Inauguration Day, please go to this site and tell me what America means to you? www....