1. An Old Man Lived in the Village An old man lived in the village. He was one of the most unfortunate people in the world. The whole village was tired of him; he was always gloomy, he constantly complained and was always in a bad mood. ...
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who played roles with such dignity that it helped change the way Black people are portrayed on screen. Poitier, who died in January, became the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1963 film “Lilies of the Field.” ...
Larry King, 87. The suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary people helped define American conversation for a half-century. Jan. 23. Walter Bernstein, 101. The screenwriter was among the last survivors of Hollywood’s anti-Communist blackli...
councils have started using blogs to reach out to their members and share information. Today we’re going to kick off a rotating series to promote other SHRM blogs and help others to learn more about the best chapter blog in north Alabama. Let’s dig into the good stuff that others have...
She's been cooking for the Today show on Rockefeller Plaza, teaching seminars, and also competing at Memphis in May and the American Royal World Series of Barbecue with her young son and daughter in tow. "Our real focus now is how we can get more barbecue to the people who want it,...
Born to a family who advocated for Hawaiian statehood, Haunani-Kay Trask went against the grain and has spent her life fighting for independence for her people. Trask was born in 1949, 10 years before Hawaii became a state. Though she spent several years in the mainland while attending the...
"Last September in Michigan, UAW president Shawn Fain told his fellow striking workers, 'In this union, the members are the highest authority. In this country, the people are the highest authority.' I know because I was there when he said it, as the first...
Joanna Cole, 75. The author whose “Magic School Bus” books transported millions of young people on extraordinary and educational adventures. July 12. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. John Lewis, 80. An icon of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped...
For decades starting with Harry Truman, Graham would be seen at the side of U.S. presidents as he served as a valued counselor, during both their brightest days and their sleepless nights. “People in power have spiritual and personal needs like everyone else, and often they have no one ...