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‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ Review: In His Own Words

Date:
Feb 13 2023

In Louis Armstrong’s study in the Queens home he shared with his fourth wife, Lucille, bookshelves were filled with reel-to-reel recordings he made as a sort of audio diary. Those tapes and his letters — read by the rapper Nas…

Federal Trade Commission demands Elon Musk ‘identify all journalists’ who had access to Twitter Files

Practitioner:
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Date:
Feb 13 2023

he Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is demanding Elon Musk turn over internal Twitter documents, including a list of the journalists who were behind the viral “Twitter Files.” The Wall Street Journal first reported Tuesday about more than a dozen letters…

Michael Moore demands nationwide boycott of Walgreens for not selling abortion pill: ‘Bigotry and misogyny’

Practitioner:
Michael Moore

Date:
Feb 13 2023

Filmmaker Michael Moore has called for a nationwide boycott of Walgreens after the pharmacy chain announced it would not sell abortion pills in 20 states. n February, 20 Republican state attorneys general wrote to Walgreens Corp. threatening legal action if…

The Story of Let Hair Down and her confrontations with the NYPD

Practitioner:
Kanami Kusajima

Date:
Feb 13 2023

Kanami Kusakima, also known as the woman who dances in Washington Square Park with the long black hair and the paint, was happy to allow the Mayor’s Office of NYC use her image as a promotional tool for a “post-coivd”…

Climate Activists Deface Constitutional Monument in Germany with Black Paint, Posters

Practitioner:
The Last Generation

Date:
Feb 13 2023

Climate activists defaced a work of art near Germany’s Parliament Saturday in the latest act of vandalism by protestors concerned with environmental policy. Members of The Last Generation threw black liquid over a series of glass plates displaying 19 articles…

Tamir Rice legacy shows how artists can sensitively engage with racially charged history

Practitioner:
Cleveland Museum of Art

Date:
Feb 13 2023

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Dana Schutz, the acclaimed New York artist who trained at the Cleveland Institute of Art, famously stirred controversy at the 2017 Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art with “Open Casket,’’ her painting depicting Emmett Till’s…

The World’s Most Dangerous Rap Group: NWA

Practitioner:
NWA

Date:
Feb 13 2023

In 1988, rap group the N.W.A from Compton, California released their second album, “Straight Outta Compton”. Without any radio play or media coverage, the album still managed to become an underground hit, and the notorious rap group successfully introduced socially…

We have to get beyond the shame’: Women of the World launches festival against sexual violence

Practitioner:
in partnership with Birkbeck, international and grassroots organisations and charities join forces with local artists and leading voices to address the global crisis of violence against women and sexual assault., University of London, will see national

Date:
Feb 13 2023

Gender equality charity Women of the World (WOW) is launching a one-day festival of activism that invites people from all generations, genders and backgrounds to take part in conversations around sexual violence. The festival, created in partnership with Birkbeck, University…

We have to get beyond the shame’: Women of the World launches festival against sexual violence

Practitioner:
in partnership with Birkbeck, international and grassroots organisations and charities join forces with local artists and leading voices to address the global crisis of violence against women and sexual assault., University of London, will see national

Date:
Feb 13 2023

Gender equality charity Women of the World (WOW) is launching a one-day festival of activism that invites people from all generations, genders and backgrounds to take part in conversations around sexual violence. The festival, created in partnership with Birkbeck, University…

25 Years Ago, Rage Against the Machine Whipped Their Dicks Out in Protest

Practitioner:
Rage Against the Machine

Date:
Feb 13 2023

When Rage Against the Machine arrived in Philadelphia to play their 15-minute set as part of Lollapalooza ’93, the Los Angeles band knew they had a problem. Zack de la Rocha, the band’s incendiary frontman who was as outspoken on…