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WATCH: Donald Trump and “The Snake”

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When he took the stage at campaign rallies across the country, presidential hopeful Donald Trump often had a piece of paper in his pocket, ready to go if the moment seemed right. On it was printed something unlikely: the lyrics to a song written in the 1960s by civil rights activist Oscar Brown Jr. Based […]

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Maggie Brown inspires students and spreads a legacy

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Daughter of legendary lyricist and performer Oscar Brown Jr., Maggie Brown refuses to let her father’s legacy die. The vocalist, singer, songwriter, music producer, and storyteller spread his legacy every step she takes and with every note she sings. Her mission is to inspire responsibility and influence a better outcome for the future. The cultural […]

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Donald Trump likes to read “The Snake” at his rallies. The author’s family wants him to stop.

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It’s too bad Donald Trump canceled his Chicago rally last week. It would’ve been something to hear him read the lyrics of “The Snake” right here in the hometown of its author, singer-songwriter and social activist Oscar Brown Jr.Trump, for those who haven’t been watching his campaign rallies, occasionally takes to reading poetry to his […]