The year 1969 was “pivotal,” says the Rev. Al Sharpton in “Summer of Soul,” a documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival, a music extravaganza that took place over six weeks at the dawn of the Black Power Movement. “Where the Negro died and Black was born,” he said.Now ...
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The year 1969 was “pivotal,” says the Rev. Al Sharpton in “Summer of Soul,” a documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival, a music extravaganza that took place over six weeks at the dawn of the Black Power Movement. “Where the Negro died and Black was born,” he said ...
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Our partners can make us aware sometimes of important realities — ones we may be afraid to face — in the most loving of ways.My groom-to-be stood naked on the balcony of our fourth-floor Los Angeles apartment and threw his self-portrait over the railing, his firm toffee form ...
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Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.Within ReachOver time, my husband taught himself how to repair every part of our 1919 Foursquare Oregon home. The kitchen was last in our prolonged renovation. When my husband, a recreational property developer, saw his business ...
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Known for their pranks, parties and crude humor, the YouTubers are used to getting in trouble. But for them, the backlash is the brand.SANTA ANA, Calif. — Many big YouTubers earn money by running advertisements on their videos. Not the Nelk Boys. The creators state often and with ...
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Red-carpet stunners, a surprise make-out session, the reveal of Cardi B’s second pregnancy and so much more.Given everything that happened at Sunday’s BET Awards, one would be forgiven for needing some time to process.First up was the red carpet: a mind-boggling mix of stunners and head scratchers. Zendaya ...
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L.G.B.T.Q. people unite every June, Pride Month, to celebrate milestones like the Stonewall uprising and the activists who have made significant contributions to the advancement of gay rights.Often overlooked, however, are the unsung heroes of color who have broken ground and continue to make strides. In a year ...
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Pride and more.Welcome. It’s the last weekend of Pride Month in the United States. If you’re in the New York region, check out some ideas for how to celebrate: The Dyke March is on Saturday, the Pride March on Sunday, and there are innumerable less official events going ...
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To-go cups of beer, wine and liquor were one of the few upsides of New York’s state of emergency.If you missed Thursday’s last call, you’re out of luck: To-go alcohol, one of few upsides in New York’s state of emergency, is officially a pandemic indulgence of the past.And ...
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A viral campaign aims to draw attention to the ways social platforms compensate users. In a TikTok video from June 18, Erick Louis, a 21-year-old content creator and dancer in Orlando, Fla., nods and bounces along to Megan Thee Stallion’s latest single. “If y’all do the dance pls ...
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Manpreet Toor, who has found success on YouTube and TikTok, reflects a new wave of Indian diaspora dance.Growing up in California, Manpreet Toor remembers being exposed to bhangra — a lively Punjabi dance genre that is performed widely in the Indian diaspora — in her parents’ garage. “In ...
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During Covid, many people found solace in a new pastime. A few found profit.Jenny Eisler learned to knit in the first grade, and was good at it. She also did time as a Girl Scout, which imbued her with an admirable can-do spirit.Consequently, when New York City locked ...
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The former teen idol actor talks about his career comeback, being a father again and sketching his wife.John Varriano, an instructor at the Art Students League, stood behind Christian Slater’s easel, studying the lines that the 51-year-old actor had sketched. “You have chops, man,” Mr. Varriano said. “You ...
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At 83, and legally blind, I could use some assistance.I didn’t see what the problem was. I’m a perfectly respectable woman who knows what she wants and has the ability to pay for it. At 83, I may be a little older than most, and legally blind, but ...
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