On April 23, 2014, director John Singleton reflected upon coming to Maya Angelou for guidance while working on his film "Poetic Justice," and how Angelou influenced him and Tupac on the set of the film and in the years after. Interview conducted for Maya Angelou: ...
Post-Watergate and amidst Americans' growing skepticism of the government, journalist Todd Purdum floated the idea of Jerry Brown running for governor.
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28 years after his first term, Jerry Brown runs for governor a second time and becomes the oldest sitting governor in California's history. "One of the things that made him so effective in his second tour as governor was that he remained what he'd always ...
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While studying for the bar exam at the Governor's Mansion, Jerry Brown overheard his father talking politics. "There was a vitality and intensity, maybe like watching an exciting movie," recalls Brown. "But it wasn't a movie; it was a reality that was imaginable for me ...
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Bella Abzug is considered one of the first feminists to be elected to Congress. Her commitment to women’s rights and progressive causes upended the status quo in Washington. This timeline explores Bella Abzug’s life and the major milestones in her career:
On September 25, 2009, Steve Martin sat down with director Susan Lacy for a conversation on how record industry mogul and studio executive David Geffen found Hollywood success through his friendships with industry folks like The Eagles, Elton John, Joni Mitchell and more. Interview conducted ...
On July 31, 1997, filmmaker Jonas Mekas described how the burgeoning art scene of New York City in the 1960s bore great artists, including Andy Warhol and Lou Reed of The Velvet Underground. Interview conducted by director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders for Lou Reed: Rock And Roll ...
Senghor Reid moves like water. His paintbrush glides across the canvas, leaving canals of ocean blue that lead the viewer into his heart and soul. As the Detroit artist paints depictions of water, rolling in gentle waves and softly bubbling at the surface, he inadvertently ...
Protactile is a new language based solely on touch. Join author and disability rights advocate Rebecca Alexander as she meets the founders and educators of Protactile, a language based solely on touch. Historically, DeafBlind people have been limited to using interpreters to communicate. With ...
“I feel like I’m one of the last,” Walshy Fire told me when we spoke back in 2019. The world-renowned DJ, producer and dancehall veteran had just stopped by the New York City offices of TIDAL, the digital streaming platform where I am the editor ...
