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50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from crisis to renaissance
Read full article: 50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from crisis to renaissanceIn the 1970s, decades of disinvestment had culminated in a mass exodus from Harlem known as urban flight.
Simon & Schuster marks centennial with list of 100 notable books, from 'Catch-22' to 'Eloise'
Read full article: Simon & Schuster marks centennial with list of 100 notable books, from 'Catch-22' to 'Eloise'One of the world’s largest and most influential publishers, Simon & Schuster is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
'Momentous': Asian Americans laud Anna May Wong's US quarter
Read full article: 'Momentous': Asian Americans laud Anna May Wong's US quarterMore than 60 years after Anna May Wong became the first Asian American woman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the pioneering actor has coined another first, quite literally.
Native Hawaiian hula teacher will appear on US quarters
Read full article: Native Hawaiian hula teacher will appear on US quartersThe late Native Hawaiian hula teacher Edith Kanaka’ole is among five women who will be individually featured on U.S. quarters next year as part of a program that depicts notable women on the coin.
Curry, WNBA players receive Jackie Robinson award from NAACP
Read full article: Curry, WNBA players receive Jackie Robinson award from NAACPThe NAACP has given him its Jackie Robinson Sports Award. And, for the first time, the nation's oldest civil rights organization is recognizing more than one person by honoring the WNBA Players Association. Ad“I am so proud of the WNBA players for this well-deserved recognition of their continued activism and advocacy for social justice and equality," WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a statement provided to the AP. Warriors coach Steve Kerr, outspoken on many issues himself, admires the WNBA players for their activism. “I love what the WNBA players have done.
Interest continues to grow in inaugural poet Amanda Gorman
Read full article: Interest continues to grow in inaugural poet Amanda GormanEric and Tess from Pasadena, Calif., enter the Skylight Book store, decorated with a poster of American poet Amanda Gorman, in Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Public health officials said Monday that the state will return to a system of county-by-county restrictions intended to stem the spread of the virus. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)NEW YORK – Within hours of Amanda Gorman's reading of the inaugural poem last week, bookstores were hearing from their customers. Gorman, who at 17 became the country's National Youth Poet Laureate, is a longtime Los Angeles resident who credits poetry with helping her work on a speech impediment. Gorman is by far the youngest of the poets to read at presidential inaugurations since Robert Frost was invited to John F. Kennedy's in 1961.
Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: ‘Even as we grieved, we grew.’
Read full article: Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: ‘Even as we grieved, we grew.’American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. In one of the inauguration's most talked about moments, poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world “even as we grieved, we grew." Did you catch the 2 @HamiltonMusical references in the inaugural poem? “That day gave me a second wave of energy to finish the poem,” Gorman told the AP. Two other books come out in September — the illustrated “Change Sings” and a volume of her inaugural poem and other works.
Poet Amanda Gorman, 22, will read at Biden inaugural
Read full article: Poet Amanda Gorman, 22, will read at Biden inauguralThe country's next inaugural poet is an old pro at ceremonial occasions and she's only 22. (Kelia Anne/Sun Literary Arts via AP)NEW YORK – At age 22, poet Amanda Gorman, chosen to read at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, already has a history of writing for official occasions. Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in memory, and she has made news before. In 2014, she was named the first Youth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, and three years later she became the country's first National Youth Poet Laureate. She is calling her inaugural poem “The Hill We Climb” while otherwise declining to preview any lines.
Still rising: Lewis Hamilton makes F1 history with 92nd win
Read full article: Still rising: Lewis Hamilton makes F1 history with 92nd winMercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates after winning the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimao, Portugal, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Observers questioned the move and in 2013 Hamilton won only one race while Vettel finished the season with 13. Hamilton was dominant in 2015, sealing his third F1 title at the U.S. Grand Prix with three races to spare. 2, Hamilton won the next two championships in 2017 and 2018 as Vettel blew midseason leads for Ferrari. Last year's title was emphatic as Hamilton won 11 races compared to three for Bottas, finishing 87 points clear of him.