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Millie danced to jazz in her Italian neighborhood. Pedro danced to Latin songs in his Puerto Rican neighborhood. It was the 1940s in New York City, and they were forbidden to dance together…until, first, a band and, then, a ballroom broke the rules. Machito and His Afro-Cubans hit the scene with a brand-new sound, blending jazz trumpets and saxophones with Latin maracas and congas creating Latin jazz: music for the head, the heart, and the hips.

Two friends, Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, get together for tea and conversation. They recount their similar stories fighting to win rights for women and African-Americans.

Era la década de 1940 en la segregada cuidad de Nueva York. Ya sea que bailaras al sonido de las trompetas y los saxofones en un salón en el barrio italiano o en la calle al son de maracas y congas en el barrio puertorriqueño, generalmente bailabas en el lugar donde vivías y con gente de tu mismo origen. Pero antes de que terminara la década, una nueva sala de baile - el Palladium - acogió a personas de todos los vecindarios.

The absolute belief that you can is the foundation behind all personal achievement. The resounding message that runs throughout this podcast is that if you aggressively apply yourself you can have all that you desire, do anything that you have ever wanted to do and become anyone of your choosing. Everyone wants to be successful at one thing or another and SuperCharged! is for anyone having the desire to fulfill their lifelong dreams; it has the potential to kick- start your thoughts into action and the capability to supply you with the energy to do everything within your power to bring them ...