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Percussion in Cuban Music: A Crash Course from the WKU …
WEBMar 2, 2019 · A centerpiece of Cuban music is the percussion section. In conjunction with Western Kentucky University's International Year of Cuba, Professor Mark Berry's percussion studio in the Department of Music spent part of its fall semester studying percussion in Cuban music and prepared some short audio features to give listeners a crash course in Cuban music.
Kentucky’s metro areas expected to drive population growth …
WEBAug 10, 2022 · Kentucky’s population is expected to increase by more than six percent through 2050, according to a new report released by the Kentucky State Data Center at the University of Louisville. Center researchers project 297,397 new residents will move to the commonwealth in the next three decades. The growth …
In Kentucky’s Forests, Experts See A Natural Climate Solution
WEBSep 24, 2019 · Conservationists, scientists and foresters say Kentucky is well positioned to lead the way in natural climate solutions. Forests could help diversify the state’s economy while providing a more sustainable, equitable future for the region. “I think Kentucky is well positioned to take a leadership role in this whole climate change dialogue.
Plowing ahead: How farmers in Bremen are coping six months …
WEBJun 10, 2022 · Last December, it took just a few minutes to wipe out decades of history for some Kentucky farm families, and with it, their way of life. The deadliest tornadoes in state history destroyed barns and equipment, killed livestock and poultry, and collapsed fences and grain systems. In rural Muhlenberg County, farmers are rushing to get crops in the ground amid the rebuilding.
Kentucky Lynching Museum Opened 10 Years Before New …
WEBJun 28, 2018 · Some call it the “lynching museum.”. Russellville, Kentucky opened its own small lynching museum 10 years ago, the vision of one man who made a promise to tell the truth. Billie Holiday’s haunting song Strange Fruit about “black bodies swinging in the southern breeze” plays quietly in a one-room lynching-museum in Russellville, Kentucky.
'Bingocize' Created by WKU Professor Approved to Help Address …
WEBDec 11, 2018 · A program called ‘Bingocize’ created by Western Kentucky University Associate Professor of Exercise Science Jason Crandall has received approval from the National Council on Aging for use in helping older adults prevent falls. Bingocize takes advantage of bingo's popularity with older adults to …
National Weather Service confirms at least two tornadoes moved …
WEBDec 11, 2023 · At least two tornadoes have been confirmed by the National Weather Service. The first began Saturday in northern Tennessee, causing death and destruction in the Clarksville and Nashville areas, before moving across the border into Logan and Todd counties in southern Kentucky. *UPDATE* The storm damage survey crew has found damage supportive of ...
The African American Folklorist: African American or American Indian
WEBFeb 28, 2022 · In the first issue of the African American Folklorist printed and distributed the Black History month of 2020, I wrote an article called, “The Copper-Colored Races - Why aren’t Black Indians Part of Black History Month.” The thesis was, with the importance of the celebration founded by Carter G. Woodson, it seemed the same cast of characters were always being celebrated in recent decades ...
What’s Happened To Kentucky's Snowy Winters? Blame, Or Credit, …
WEBMar 3, 2020 · Temperatures in Kentucky have risen an average of about 1.41 degrees over the last three decades, according to the Associated Press. The warmer climate increases the odds of extreme weather events fueling storms as well as droughts. And for the last four decades, it’s meant Kentucky winters with less snow cover. Tags.