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Portia White, Canadian opera singer (died 1968)

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Portia White

Canadian opera singer

Portia May White was a Canadian contralto, known for becoming the first Black Canadian concert singer to achieve international fame. Growing up as part of her father's church choir in Halifax, Nova Scotia, White competed in local singing competitions as a teenager and later…
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June 24

Day of the year

June 24 is the 175th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 190 days remain until the end of the year.
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