Romare Bearden became one of the most important and respected of the 20thCentury though, amazingly, he was largely self-taught. Bearden was born September 2, 1911 in Charlotte, N.C. and raised primarily between New York City and Pittsburgh, Pa. After leaving high school in Pittsburgh, Bearden […]
India’s foreign minister on Friday predicted that security restrictions across Kashmir would be eased in the “coming days,” but rejected Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s call for talks over the divided Himalayan region. In an interview with POLITICO in Brussels, India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam […]
Hurricane Dorian, the strongest storm ever to hit the Bahamas, has killed at least five people, destroyed houses and left countless residents homeless. The storm is lingering over the islands, continuing to pound the same devastated places. Belgian Festival Draws Intense Criticism Over […]
Thousands of people took to the streets across the United Kingdom Saturday to protest Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend parliament. There are more than 30 protests planned in cities around the U.K., according to the BBC. Former Manchester United star is […]
As the townsfolk of Ath, Belgium, cheered the arrival of “the savage,” a lead protagonist in the annual Ducasse d’Ath festival held in Belgium this past weekend, anti-racism advocates denounced the beloved blackface character and his racist get-up. “This character has all the degrading […]
The terrifying storm may be making its way toward the East Coast, but it’s still unclear if Dorian will make landfall and where on the mainland US. The hurricane’s forecasted track shifted east Friday, making a Florida landfall less likely, but not impossible. Models now […]
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