Black History Month at UAB brings everyone together for explorations of history, language and Gullah culture, and see “Black Is Beautiful,” Will Downing with Maysa, and Ranky Tanky. Kwame Brathwaite, from a photo shoot at a public school for one of the AJASS-associated modeling groups that emulated the Grandassa Models and began to embrace natural … Read more
Urban League of Greater Madison, Urban Triage and the Center for Black Excellence and Culture headlined a list of 2022 grant recipients from Madison Community Foundation. The three organizations combined for about half of the $697,500 in money from the community foundation, which awarded grants to 12 local nonprofits on Wednesday. The foundation annually gives … Read more
Alex Broussard / Houston Public Media Chef Kiran Verma of Kiran’s, an Indian restaurant at 2925 Richmond Ave. Suite 160, is a semifinalist for Best Chef in Texas in the 2023 James Beard Awards. A year after Houston had its first winner in a national James Beard Awards category, a total of 10 chefs and … Read more
Every Thursday, GBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen brings a new roundup of arts and culture happenings to Morning Edition. This week, take a detour out of Boston to explore some of New England’s newest exhibitions. “The Floating World: Japanese Prints from the Bancroft Collection”On view at the Worcester Art Museum through March 5 Out … Read more
What if you leased a car, then realized the monthly payment would increase as soon as you drove off the lot, costing you hundreds more? What if the warranty covers much less than what the dealer advertised? Welcome to Medicare Part D. It’s a huge problem for patients, many physicians say. Some who fail to … Read more
Chantal Akerman’s 1975 masterpiece “Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles” sent shockwaves through cinephile culture this past December by unexpectedly topping the British Film Institute’s 2022 Sight and Sound 100 Greatest Films of All Time List. Since 1952, the venerable institution has been polling critics, curators and academics once per decade to create … Read more
Growing up in Brawley, Calif., in the ’50s and ’60s — then a farmland sprawl of alfalfa, sugar beet, lettuce and sweet corn crops — Walter Francis Ulloa was an athletic kid. He rode horses and, as a teen, won tennis tournaments throughout the Imperial Valley. But radio was his refuge. Ulloa loved rock ‘n’ … Read more
Splendors of the Guelaguetza / Sergio Hernández Dance, Visual art, MusicThis is a new event for the San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA), celebrating the indigenous Guelaguetza Festival held annually in Oaxaca, Mexico, where there is a significant indigenous population. The event is held in conjunction with Sergio Hernández’s current exhibition, “Embers of Oaxaca,” which … Read more
2022 report reaffirms commitment to ESG, including through new targets onPeople, Workplace, and DEI agendas, and the announcement of a partnership for more sustainable records NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Warner Music Group (Nasdaq: WMG) today released its 2022 Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) report. Last year, WMG became the first major music company to … Read more
Planet cofounder and CEO Will Marshall celebrates his company’s listing on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 8, 2021, as CFO Ashley Fieglein Johnson, furthest right, looks on. Brendan McDermid | Reuters CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to … Read more