UNTIL 31 OCTOBER STOCKBRIDGE, MA – Greek-American artist Peter D. Gerakaris’ mosaic installation of Neo-Byzantine Spotted Owls at the Berkshire Botanical Garden, 5 West Stockbridge Road in Stockbridge. Translated into mosaic by Miotto Mosaic Art Studios, the installation is part of the outdoor sculpture exhibition Taking Flight curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody. Concha Martinez...
Read MoreHailed as the father of African-American community theater, playwright Willis Richardson was born in Wilmington on November 5, 1889, the son of Willis Wilder and Agnes Ann Harper Richardson. His family moved to Washington, DC, shortly after the Wilmington coup and the 1898 massacre. In Washington, Richardson graduated from M Street School (later Dunbar...
Read MoreWe hate to say we knew it was going to happen, but we did. And we told you. The Virginia Redistricting Commission, which has been touted as a way to keep politics out of the redistricting process, has turned out to be a mess. He failed in his mission to come up with fair...
Read MoreWOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – Ten years after the last resident left a historic African American community in Woodford County, there is now a new birth and a new way to remember a rich history . What happened to the hamlet of Huntertown in Woodford County, and how is it still living if it’s...
Read MoreHigh school students in California will need to take ethnic studies classes to graduate. Ritu Jha- Gavin Newsom, the state’s governor, promulgated a bill on Oct. 8 that provides for the completion of a semester-long course on the subject. The law, which comes into force on January 1, concerns students graduating from the school...
Read MoreTue, Oct 12, 2021 9:20 AM Funding supports preservation of Indigenous languages Congressman Brian Higgins announced a federal grant totaling $ 248,077 to Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Counties Inc. (NACS). Funded by the American Rescue Plan and awarded by the Administration for Native Americans (ANA), the grant supports tribes and...
Read MoreAfter 75 years of activity, Minnetonka apologizes to the Native American community. Today, the Minnesota-based shoe company publicly announces that it recognizes that its original products launched in 1946, some of which are still sold today, were appropriate for Native American culture. Minnetonka acknowledged their ownership in the summer of 2020, although CEO David...
Read MoreGREENVILLE, Calif .– For 20 years, Danny Manning has worked to protect his community as a firefighter, becoming too familiar with the scenes of destruction. But last weekend he was forced to face a different kind of loss as he walked among the rubble of his destroyed fire station in Greenville. “This was our...
Read MoreUNTIL OCTOBER 31 STOCKBRIDGE, MA – Greek-American artist Peter D. Gerakaris’ mosaic installation of Neo-Byzantine Spotted Owls at the Berkshire Botanical Garden, 5 West Stockbridge Road in Stockbridge. Translated into mosaic by Miotto Mosaic Art Studios, the installation is part of the outdoor sculpture exhibition Taking Flight curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody. Concha Martinez...
Read MoreThere is good news from the COVID-19 battlefront. The health districts of Richmond, Henrico and Chesterfield are now scheduling COVID-19 recalls. Booster shots are for people at high risk for the coronavirus who received their second injection of the Pfizer vaccine at least six months ago. This includes people 65 years of age and...
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