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The life and legacy of Jacqueline Avant
The life and legacy of Jacqueline Avant
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18 minutes
Released:
Dec 8, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Jacqueline Avant was a force many times over in Black Los Angeles and beyond. She was a renowned philanthropist, a political king and queen maker, a patron of the arts. She was also a wife, mother, a friend to community activists and U.S. presidents alike. Last week, an intruder fatally shot her in her Beverly Hills home. Tributes from across the world have poured in to mark a life ended too soon. Today, we devote our episode to the life and legacy of Jacqueline Avant, who was 81 years old.More reading: The killing of Jacqueline Avant: What we know ‘Unfathomable’ slaying of Jacqueline Avant stuns Hollywood and political world Philanthropist Jacqueline Avant helped unite the worlds of Black politics and entertainment
Released:
Dec 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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