Projects tagged
Violence & War
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BLM Mural in SLC
Read more: BLM Mural in SLCMural artists add color and flavor on 800 South in the Granary District of downtown Salt Lake City. There’s an old-fashioned bar on the side of a locally-owned brewery, and a Southern Utah landscape on another building. Down the street,…
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Change the Ref Announces Penalty Flag for Change
Read more: Change the Ref Announces Penalty Flag for ChangeWASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — While the United States is getting prepared once again for the Big Game on February 12th, the event with the highest audience nationwide, few are aware that last year there were more than…
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How Keith Haring used art for good
Read more: How Keith Haring used art for goodIt’s the radiant baby, the barking dog and the dancing man; the badges and the t-shirts; the unmissable mural spelling out CRACK IS WACK. Keith Haring’s career was short but spectacular, and he leaves behind a lasting legacy. From his…
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Unity, Democracy and Courage
Read more: Unity, Democracy and CourageOne of the most pressing questions before us in the United States now is how to resolve the tension between our personal visions and needs, on the one hand, and the demands of being a member of a community, on…
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Trayvon Martin’s Flight Suit Will Be Displayed At This New Smithsonian Exhibit
Read more: Trayvon Martin’s Flight Suit Will Be Displayed At This New Smithsonian ExhibitA new exhibition titled “Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures” will debut at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) to examine Afrofuturist expression and culture as it relates to music, activism, art, and more. “From the…
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The Paradox of the Tyre Nichols Video
Read more: The Paradox of the Tyre Nichols VideoTYRE NICHOLS WAS a photographer with an eye for the natural world. He was especially drawn to landscape portraiture, its calm and innocence. It is said that Nichols liked to crane his lens skyward, capturing what sunlight he could before…
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United States of Attica
Read more: United States of AtticaIn September 1971, after years of mistreatment and months of simmering tensions, more than 1,200 of the 2,200 inmates at the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York took control of the prison in protest of its substandard conditions and…
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Protests continue against Netanyahu’s government legal reform plans in Israel
Read more: Protests continue against Netanyahu’s government legal reform plans in IsraelTEL AVIV Thousands of people took to the streets in Israeli cities Saturday for a fifth straight week to protest the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concerning proposed judicial reforms. Demonstrators from non-governmental organizations, lawyers, and technology sectors staged…
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Ukraine Day of Unity
Read more: Ukraine Day of UnityFebruary 24, 2023 will mark one year since the Russian invasion and occupation of Ukraine began. Russia is attempting to take over Ukrainian territory and destroy its rich, vibrant culture. Ukrainians are fighting for their country and right to exist…
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Why Is Iran’s Regime So Afraid of This Song?
Read more: Why Is Iran’s Regime So Afraid of This Song?“Baraye,” the anthem of Iran’s “Woman, Life, Liberty” protest movement—a song woven together entirely from a Twitter hashtag trend in which Iranians express their investment in the current protests—continues to unite Iranians in their opposition to the Islamic Republic several…