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Thank You Danielle Walker for donating to the 2023 Norman Jordan African American Arts & Heritage Academy
Dear Ms. Walker, This letter is being written to acknowledge and express our appreciation for yourrecent donation in the amount of $4,000.00 to the Norman Jordan AfricanAmerican Arts & Heritage Academy. Our organization could not carry on theimportant work of aiding teenagers in their artistic and cultural developmentwithout help from others and we are very…
WV Public Broadcasting: Young, Gifted And Black: A Tradition Of African American Arts And Heritage In West Virginia
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