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- Thurgood Marshall (Westland Observer)
Wednesday, July 2, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. A descendent of slaves, Marshall built an impressive law career fighting for civil rights and equality for all Americans before serving on the Supreme Court. Called "the most important Black man of this century" by "Ebony" contributor Juan Williams, Marshall often stood alone as the ...
- Briefs: Fine Arts: Sunday, June 22, 2008 (The Oklahoman)
ART NOTES Entries sought Oklahoma artists are invited to create a symbolic representation of their life in the Sooner State by designing a state flag. The exhibit, which will feature 46 flags, will run Nov. 13 through Dec. 20 at the City Arts Center at State Fair Park. Artists of all nationalities and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The Oklahoma state seal or other official ...
- Uzbeck musician Ilyas Malayev dies (The Monterey County Herald)
Ilyas Malayev, a musician and poet renowned in Uzbekistan and transplanted to the New York City borough of Queens, where he was a legend among fellow Bukharan Jews, died on Friday in Flushing, Queens. He was 72 and lived in Forest Hills, Queens.
- Theater Review (NYC): Henry James's The Aspern Papers, Adapted by ... - Blogcritics.org
Theater Review (NYC): Henry James's The Aspern Papers, Adapted by ...Blogcritics.org, OH - 1 hour agoStirred from her drab existence by his gaudy speeches, his love for flowers and poetry, his money, and his gondola, the niece eventually enters his ...
- Elders Impress With Their Athletic Skills - MyFox Washington DC
Elders Impress With Their Athletic SkillsMyFox Washington DC, DC - 9 minutes agoA short while later, Wilkins missed his chance to capture a talent contest medal -- he had planned to recite some original poetry -- but a couple of singers ...
- Youth ponder fine poetry and tea Sunday - Caledon Enterprise
Youth ponder fine poetry and tea SundayCaledon Enterprise, Canada - 1 hour agoIn addition to reading the works of writing, the kids also learned about the conditions surrounding the author to fully grasp the background of each piece. ...
- Local poets recognized at Norman library - Norman Transcript
Local poets recognized at Norman libraryNorman Transcript, OK - 1 hour agoThe Friends of the Norman Public Library celebrated National Poetry Month in April by sponsoring the 12th Annual Poetry Contest at the Norman library. ...
- William Studebaker's body recovered - Idaho Statesman
The body of kayaker and poet William Studebaker was recovered by the McCall dive team Monday afternoon, the Valley County Sheriff's Office said. "He was found about two miles from where they lost sight of him," said spokesman Lt. Dan Smith ...
- More Tune in Music City headlines - Nashville Tennessean
It wasn't hard for Tom T. Hall to answer the question he kept getting about why he wasn't in the Hall of Fame. And it isn't hard for him to answer the question he's gotten lately: "Why are you in the Hall of Fame?" Same answer, according to Hall: "I ...
- Dion smoothing his faux pas English - Toronto Star
Dion smoothing his faux pas EnglishToronto Star, Canada - 3 hours agoMaybe not the "rain in Spain," in Dion's case, but Gross says she does use nursery rhymes and other simple poetry. "I wouldn't want to say that I'd have him ...
- Wall-E: The best reviewed film of the year? - National Post
Wall-E: The best reviewed film of the year?National Post, Canada - 3 hours agoStephanie Zacharek of Salon says "the picture feels weirdly, and disappointingly, disjointed, something that starts out as poetry and ends as product."
- For Your Education - Greenwich Time
Julian Curtiss School recently held Field Day where the theme was "Take Me Out to the Ball Games." The children were encouraged to wear shirts of their favorite ball sports and to focus on good sportsmanship and teamwork. First Grader Michael McNulty ...
- Generation Kill - Variety
VarietyGeneration KillVariety, CA - 39 minutes agoFaithfully drawing from Wright's book, Simon and Burns create crude poetry out of the Marines' expletive-laden banter -- filled as it is with homoerotic ...
- Why Latin Americans Don’t Make the Cut - Washington Post
Why Latin Americans Don’t Make the CutWashington Post, United States - 1 hour agoThe sad news for PostGlobal English-speaking readers is that although Zaid's poetry, essays, and social and cultural criticism have been widely published in ...
- Diaries show Saddam feared getting AIDS in prison - Times Daily
Ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein reacts in court in this 2006 file photo in Baghdad, Iraq. Hussein feared catching AIDS or other diseases during his U.S.-supervised captivity, a leading Arab newspaper said Monday in publishing excerpts of his ...
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