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  Los Angeles, CA., February 12, 2021 -- Today, Smooch Music Inc., has dropped a new video for Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise,” released in celebration of Black History Month. Rolling Stone hosted the exclusive for the reimagined track off of the 2014 posthumous LP, Caged Bird Songs. A Deluxe version of Caged Bird Songs is also available today, which features 5 additional tracks including, “Pilgrim of Sorrow”, recorded at Maya’s kitchen table with Smooch Music’s COO, Van Jewell Kantor and Producer, Shawn Rivera- one of the last recorded moments of her powerful and poignant voice. The video features Angelou's voice reading the iconic poem across hip-hop beats - You may shoot me with your works/You may cut me with your eyes/You may kill me with your hatefulness/But still, like dust, I rise - as footage of the Civil Rights Movement and current protests play. Smooch Music will be donating a significant portion of the royalties from the single of “Still I Rise” to The Dr. Maya Angelou F

  Please Join us for our FCC Virtual Chinese New Year Celebration UPDATED LINKS FOR EVENT REGISTRATIONS Chinese New Year 2021   will be observed on Friday,  February 12th,   2021.   We wish we could see everyone this Chinese New Year – Year of the Ox, but the world has gone virtual and so has FCC. We will be having fun, family friendly virtual events weekly during the month of February, starting February 7 th . Here's our exciting lineup of events. Don't miss out!   Sunday February 7th - 1pm To anticipate the celebration, we will be kicking off our festivities with a Lion Dance, followed by Chinese New Year Trivia. The trivia game is on Kahoot! It is easiest way to play is with two devices, watching the questions on your computer, giving answers on your phone. There will be prizes!!! You can also join Hailey Li, from CCB, who will be teaching us how to make an oragami Ox. Register here , then check your email for the zoom link.   Saturday February 13th, 1pm-3pm PST live stream