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Ed Dwight earned his master’s of fine arts degree in sculpture from the University of Denver. Much of his work is of great figures from Black history such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Barack Obama. By Jake Coyle

James P. Beckwourth is largely erased from history lessons, but students should learn about the “Black King of the Wild Frontier.” by Roger House