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Quincy Jones was a ‘north star’ for Seattle’s Black community
SEATTLE — Eddie Francis is an ‘80s baby, a product of the Michael Jackson generation. As a teenager, Francis was raised on hip-hop and “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” falling in love with music while poring through copies of Vibe magazine. The Renton kid …