Elizabeth Blair

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The Kennedy Center and other sites light up their buildings to support Ukraine

Friday, March 04, 2022

The colors of the Ukrainian flag illuminated buildings across the U.S. and the rest of the world. In Washington, D.C., the Kennedy Center and in New York, Lincoln Center were awash in yellow and gold.

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'Reading Rainbow' is getting a reboot but without LeVar Burton

Friday, March 04, 2022

Reading Rainbow Live streams Sunday on the digital platform Looped. But Burton, who hosted the original series for more than two decades, won't be there. A cast of 20-somethings will host.

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U.S. Russian cultural organizations fear boycotts over the war

Tuesday, March 01, 2022

Some U.S.-based institutions have publicly denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine to show they don't represent the Russian government.

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'Segregated Skies' tells the story of the first Black pilot for a commercial airline

Friday, February 18, 2022

When American Airlines hired David Harris in 1964, he became the first African American pilot to fly for a commercial airline. Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cottman's Segregated Skies tells his story.

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Satirist P.J. O'Rourke, panelist on NPR's 'Wait...Wait Don't Tell Me,' dies at 74

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

O'Rourke authored more than 20 books, including Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance, both of which reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.

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Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall will host this year's Oscars

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

This is the first time three women will emcee the annual movie awards telecast. It will be on ABC on March 27.

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How trademark infringement applies to NFTs

Wednesday, February 09, 2022

Nike, Quentin Tarantino and Birkin Bags are all tied up in different lawsuits related to NFTs or non-fungible tokens.

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Abraham Galloway is the Black figure from the Civil War you should know about

Tuesday, February 08, 2022

Galloway escaped enslavement, became a Union spy and helped recruit thousands of Black soldiers to fight with the North, but his name has been largely left out of the Civil War narrative.

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Ashley Bryan, children's illustrator and author, has died at 98

Saturday, February 05, 2022

He created stories centered on African and African American folk tales and his vibrantly colored collage and paper-cut illustrations adorned the pages of some 50 books.

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Questlove and Black Thought help kids 'Rise Up, Sing Out' in a new Disney series

Tuesday, February 01, 2022

The musicians are executive producers of animated musical shorts intended to be "an inspiring, empowering and optimistic message about race, culture, community and celebrating differences."

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Norma Waterson of English folk royalty has died at 82

Monday, January 31, 2022

Waterson was from the renowned English folk family The Watersons. She was married to musician Martin Carthy. Her daughter, singer and fiddler Eliza Carthy, announced her mother's death.

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50 years ago, 'Zoom' spoke to children about their real lives

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

For the anniversary of the kids' TV show, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting has more than 100 episodes set to stream online. Original cast members are celebrating on, you guessed it, Zoom.

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'And I say, Hey! HEY!' Aardvark Arthur's wonderful new days are ending

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

The world-famous aardvark first appeared in print over 45 years ago. The Emmy and Peabody award-winning TV show is about to begin its 25th and final season — and creator Marc Brown has a new book.

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'Hannibal' actor Gaspard Ulliel has died in a ski accident at age 37

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Ulliel, known for playing fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent in a 2007 biopic and alongside Audrey Tatou in A Very Long Engagement, will be featured in Marvel's Moon Knight.

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Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes has died at age 78

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Spector had suffered from cancer. She recorded a string of pop hits in the 1960s including "Walking In The Rain" and "Be My Baby."

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Journalist Ida B. Wells is commemorated with a Barbie doll for fearless activism

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Wells was a writer and anti-lynching campaigner who edited and co-owned the Memphis Free Speech. Other role models the toy company has honored include Rosa Parks, Sally Ride and Maya Angelou.

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Oscar-winning lyricist Marilyn Bergman has died at 93

Saturday, January 08, 2022

Alongside her husband, Alan, she won two Academy Awards for Best Original Song for "The Windmills of Your Mind" and "The Way We Were."

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'The Last Picture Show' director Peter Bogdanovich has died at 82

Thursday, January 06, 2022

Writer, director, actor and lifelong cinephile Peter Bogdanovich has died. He directed the Oscar-nominated movie The Last Picture Show, along with Paper Moon, They All Laughed and What's Up Doc.

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Morgan Wallen and Adele topped music sales in 2021, according to a year-end report.

Thursday, January 06, 2022

Albums by Wallen and Adele were the top sellers of 2021, according to MRC Data and Billboard's annual tally. Other findings: audio on-demand streaming soared, and sales of vinyl outpaced CDs.

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What's making us smile? That time Elmo lost his cool over Rocco

Tuesday, January 04, 2022

We feel you, Elmo. Rocco is "JUST A ROCK." This episode of Sesame Street was brought to you in 2004, but going viral on Twitter today. Call it pandemic relief of the fuzziest kind.

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