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The 95th Academy Awards were a major night for Asian representation on the silver screen with a series of milestones, including the first Asian woman to take a best actress gong and the first ever Oscar wins for Indian productions. Michelle Yeoh made history with her role as Evelyn Quan Wang in “Everything Everywhere All […]
The 95th Academy Awards went off without a hitch — and, as host Jimmy Kimmel made sure to remind us, without “Hitch,” er, Will Smith. Banned from the ceremony after last year’s infamous slap, Smith wasn’t the only prominent celebrity to skip this year’s awards, which took place at the familiar Dolby Theatre in Los […]
The Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. is the last living witness of the kidnapping of Emmet Till. Nearly 70 years later, he will still break down in tears when he describes what happened. Dr. Marvel Parker hide caption toggle caption Dr. Marvel Parker The Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. is the last living witness of the kidnapping […]
By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA) – A staggering 90 percent of people fail to achieve a good night’s sleep, according to new international research presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2022. The study found that suboptimal sleep was associated with a higher likelihood of heart disease […]
By Stacy M. Brown, Senior National Correspondent, NNPA Newswire A staggering 90 percent of people fail to achieve a good night’s sleep, according to new international research presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2022. The study found that suboptimal sleep was associated with a higher likelihood of heart disease and stroke. The […]
Signing off from Comedy Central’s The Daily Show in August 2015, Jon Stewart delivered a powerful soliloquy about the “bullshit-ocracy”. He finished: “I say to you tonight, friends, the best defense against bullshit is vigilance. So, if you smell something, say something.” A year and three months later, Donald Trump was . . .
Outdoor lighting makes it possible for humans to safely live their lives well after sunset. But the excessive use of illumination is turning skies once dark enough to see thousands of stars into a flat haze. And the issue goes far beyond not being able to spot Orion’s Belt. “Light pollution” is a global phenomenon […]
This new type of sharp-dressing, crime-fighting Democrat — who can sound like Donald Trump when denouncing “woke” progressives while also preaching deep blue values of expanded health care, workplace diversity and childcare tax credits — has emerged at a time when his party is searching for its next generation of leaders. But the results of […]
President Abraham signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863. Watch Night takes place on New Year’s Eve and marks the wait before Emancipation became law in the United States. Black churches across the country have continued the Watch Night tradition, including Rochester’s Greater Bethlehem Temple. As he waited for Emancipation, Frederick Douglass said there […]