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New York’s First Black Librarians Changed the Way We Readwww.nytimes.com How the women who ran libraries during the Harlem Renaissance built collections and, just as important, communities of writers and readers.
(1852) Frederick Douglass, "What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July" •www.blackpast.org On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass was invited to address the citizens of his hometown, Rochester, New York. Whatever the expectations of his audience on that 76th anniversary of the signing of the D...
Way to Go, You Just Blew Up Our Death Star, the Largest Walkable Community in the Galaxywww.mcsweeneys.net No, no, great job, you disintegrated our Death Star, the first-ever pedestrian-only planet. You drove a million miles just to ruin a perfectly love...
For the Price of a Police Helicopter, New York Could Save the Artswww.nytimes.com The city’s budget is being finalized, and arts institutions, from the big to the small, are fearing the worst.
From defendant to defender: One wrongfully convicted man frees anotherwww.nbcnews.com Jarrett Adams recently won his first case as a defense attorney — in the same Wisconsin courthouse that, years ago, sentenced him for a crime he did not commit.
Politicians’ Hot Air Won’t Save NYC Public Libraries - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com The City Council greeted the prospect of $58 million in library cuts with a highly choreographed dog and pony show.
Vanuatu cricketers-cum-seasonal workers pick fruits during the week, improve their craft in the weekendwww.rnz.co.nz Vanuatu Cricket is on the rise thanks to a first-ever partnership signed between the federation and Brisbane-based labour hire company, Icomply.