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Satchmo at 100

by Village Voice

June 5, 2001

Illustration by Minh Uong

Louis Armstrong 1901–1971

by Gary Giddins

The Once and Future King

by Gary Giddins

Satchmo and the Critics

by Dan Morgenstern

Armstrong Akwaba (Welcome)!

by Eugene Holley, Jr.

A Development in Depth

by David Yaffe

The Old Songster

by Will Friedwald

Satchmo, The Philosopher

by Matt Glaser

compiled by Elora Charles

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by C.S. Muncy

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“I just really made a decision that for the people I love and for myself, I have to improve. What other point is there to it, in being alive?”

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From The Archives

On Abortion

‘Two years ago, abortion was almost always discussed in feminist terms — as a political issue affecting the condition of women. Since then, the grounds of the debate have shifted drastically.’

by Ellen Willis

Originally published March 5, 1979
War In Ukraine

Nature On Fire in Ukraine

As Earth Day 2022 arrives, a Ukrainian professor reports on how Russia is destroying Ukraine’s environment and killing its animals

by Oleg Rubel

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