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2	"Born" Born: June 24, 1911 Truro Nova Scotia Portia was the third child in her family Portia had 12 brothers and sisters. At age six she sang in the church choir At age 8 she had the opportunity to sing on the radio 1941: Portia gives her first concert in Toronto. She toured Canada , West Indies, Latin and South America. 1952: Portia taught voice in Toronto. William Andrew and Dora White were her parents. Fact monster
3	"Portia went to school with..." Portia went to school with both black and white students but she was only allowed to teach at a segregated school. Died: Feb.13 1968. Factmonster.com
4	"One of the great contralto..." One of the great contralto vocalists in canadian history Portia won the Helen Campbell Kennedy Cup for her mezzo soprano solos three times. She won the cup so many times that the beautiful silver cup was given to her to keep. Portia signed a contract with a branch of the Oxford University Press. A letter from the president of The Colored Citizen`s Improvement League in Halifax spoke about the help Dr. Vinci and the Halifax Ladies Musical Club had given Portia. Portia performed for Queen Elizabeth in PEI in 1964. She won a silver cup in the Nova Scotia Music Festival. Fact monster.com
5	"I think she's a good..." I think she's a good singer and A good person I feel she is a nice women and a person with a angel singing voice. Fact monster.com
6	"Did you know that Portia's..." Did you know that Portia's grand daughter went to school with Mr.Roache!
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