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fromQNS
1 week ago

Former St. Albans home of legendary late actress, singer and activist Lena Horne now for sale - QNS

Lena Horne's former Addisleigh Park Tudor-style home at 112-45 178th St. is listed for $1.225 million.
Social justice
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

H. Rap Brown, former Black Panther leader who once called violence 'as American as cherry pie,' dies at 82 | Fortune

H. Rap Brown (Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin) died at 82 in a federal prison hospital while serving a life sentence for killing a Georgia sheriff's deputy.
Film
fromArchitectural Digest
11 months ago

Josephine Baker at Home: 21 Photos of the Legendary Showgirl in Her French Chateaux

Josephine Baker rose from poverty to global fame as a performer, Resistance spy, activist, and devoted mother who created a celebrated home and family.
Film
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Film, concert honoring iconic Bay Area singer Barbara Dane comes to Oakland

Barbara Dane combined blues and traditional jazz mastery with activism for civil rights, peace, and labor causes while influencing and collaborating with major 20th-century musicians.
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