Nov 04 American Girl Dolls, Risk, sand make it to toy hall of fame By Associated Press The National Toy Hall of Fame has inducted American Girl Dolls and the strategy board game Risk, recognizing each for their influence on the toy industry. Also inducted Thursday was sand, which it calls perhaps the most universal and oldest… Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 6:36 David Driskell’s art spotlighted Black life. It’s ‘about time’ America saw his work By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet Artist David Driskell died last year of COVID-19 at age 88, but he's finally getting his due. For the first time, his paintings are the center of attention in a major way. Driskell was best known for his work as… Continue watching
Nov 03 The Gap Band founder Ronnie Wilson dies at age 73 By Associated Press Ronnie Wilson, multi-instrumentalist and founder of the R&B and funk group The Gap Band, has died. He was 73. His wife posted on Facebook that her husband died on Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 02 U.S. files antitrust suit to stop major book publisher merger By Tali Arbel, Associated Press German media giant Bertelsmann's Penguin Random House is already the largest American publisher. It wants to buy New York-based Simon & Schuster, whose authors include Stephen King, Hillary Clinton and John Irving. Continue reading
Nov 02 Tupac Shakur’s life, legacy to be on display in immersive exhibit By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press The 20,000-square foot exhibit will showcase Shakur’s music, poetry, wardrobe, activism journey and other items in galleries. Continue reading
Nov 01 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will return to pre-pandemic format By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press This year's parade — the 95th annual — will snap back to form after bowing to pandemic restrictions last year. It will feature 15 giant character balloons, 28 floats, 36 novelty and heritage inflatables, more than 800 clowns, 10 marching… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 8:05 New Netflix series on Kaepernick is a ‘springboard’ to conversations on race, privilege By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport Acclaimed film director Ava Duvernay, whose projects include “The 13th," “When They See Us," and "Selma”, is behind a new Netflix series called "Colin in Black and White.” It is the coming of age story of Colin Kaepernick, years before… Continue watching
Oct 29 ‘Rust’ armorer attorneys blame producers for ‘unsafe’ set By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Attorneys for Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who was in charge of weapons on the movie set where Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, say she doesn’t know where the live rounds found there came from, and blamed producers for unsafe… Continue reading
Oct 28 The scary thing about evil laughs By Joshua Barajas By the time a villain is laughing, "things are going very well for them and very badly for you."… Continue reading
Oct 28 This curator shows how art becomes a lifeline for those in and out of prison By Justin Stabley For Fleetwood, who was named a 2021 MacArthur fellow, the project was originally a way to reflect on her family’s legacy and what she could do to highlight what she considers a great injustice to her community. Continue reading