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Jacob K. Javits

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Politicians are probably the most underrated people in our society.

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My parents did not discourage me but could not understand how I could make a living by art. Their idea of an artist was a person who was condemned to starvation.

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Music just runs in my family. My dad and my uncles are a gospel quartet, Latimore Brothers. They’ve been doing their thing ever since I was a kid, so I just kind of grew up around that.

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May 2, 2024

Music just runs in my family. My dad and my uncles are a gospel quartet, Latimore Brothers. They’ve been doing their thing ever since I was a kid, so I just kind of grew up around that.

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May 2, 2024

My parents did not discourage me but could not understand how I could make a living by art. Their idea of an artist was a person who was condemned to starvation.

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