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Collegiate and University yearbooks, also called annuals, have been published by the student bodies or administration of most such schools in the United States.Because of rising costs and limited interest, many have been discontinued: From 1995 to 2013, the number of U.S. college yearbooks dropped from roughly 2,400 to 1,000. [1]
The roots of the Notting Hill Carnival that took shape in the mid-1960s had two separate but connected strands. A "Caribbean Carnival" was held on 30 January 1959 [7] in St Pancras Town Hall as a response to the problematic state of race relations at the time; the UK's first widespread racial attacks, the Notting Hill race riots in which 108 people were charged, [8] had occurred the previous year.
On 24 August 2012, as part of a Notting Hill Carnival Weekend tribute, [39] the Nubian Jak Community Trust organised the unveiling of two blue plaques at the junction of Tavistock Road known as "Carnival Square", to honour the contributions to the development of Carnival by steelpan musician Russell Henderson and Leslie Palmer.
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Masquerade, or Mas, is a tradition dating back centuries that remains a central part of carnival. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
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Selwyn Baptiste (10 July 1936 – 5 January 2012) [1] was a Trinidad and Tobago-born pioneer of the introduction of the steel drum into Britain, forming the country's second steel band in 1967, [2] and early organizer of London's Notting Hill Carnival. [3]
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