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Anuncia marcha pro reforma migratoria y activistas pedirán ayuda a senador Marco Rubio
El SentinelTodo parece indicar que las comunidades en favor de la reforma migratoria no van a descansar hasta que logren su cometido. Luego de una serie de marchas a nivel nacional, líderes comunitarios del sur de Florida visitarán la oficina del senador Marco...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, AFL-CIO, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Sociedad histórica de CT paga $66,000 por cartas de abolicionistas
El Hartford CourantLa Sociedad Histórica de Connecticut (CHS) adquirió el jueves, 21 de marzo, una correspondencia de 94 cartas entre dos hermanos de Farmington que incluían cartas donde discuten los cautivos de la Amistad, según reporto el portavoz del CHS, Ed Main....Tags: Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Auction Service
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HoCoPoLitSo's writer-in-residence Derrick Weston Brown seeks to inspire the poet within us all
“Attention, attention … the mic is now open.” It is only fitting that Derrick Weston Brown begins his presentation at local high schools with an original poem beckoning “all poets and lovers of the word.” “Poetry...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Howard University, Students, Howard County, Authors
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Four Demonstrators Arrested Outside Hartford Immigration Deportation Hearing
Four people protesting against the deportation of Josemaria Islas were arrested for blocking the doorway to the federal court building in Hartford Thursday. Islas has become a symbol of what's wrong with U.S. immigration policy under President Obama's...Tags: Theft, Labor Legislation, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Barack Obama, Criminals
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'The Art Of Collecting' At Hill-Stead In Farmington
The Hill-Stead Museum historical house at 35 Mountain Road in Farmington is partnering with the Amistad Center for Art & Culture in Hartford to present “The Art of Collecting: Alfred Atmore Pope & Randolph Linsly Simpson,” two art...
Tags: Arts, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Arts and Culture
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The N-Word and Quentin Tarantino's Greatest Film
Quentin Tarantino has come under fire for the use of the N-word in his new film “Django Unchained,” which is also probably one of the best films ever made about American slavery. Comedian Katt Williams threatened to punch Tarantino. Spike...
Tags: Spike Lee, Katt Williams, Entertainment, Sergio Leone, Samuel L. Jackson
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Book tracks the work of Creole photographer
In recent years, the work of 20th century African American commercial photographers has come under serious scrutiny. James Van Der Zee of Harlem, Ernest C. Withers in Memphis and Pittsburgh's Charles “Teenie” Harris took portraits of their...
Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture, Photography, University of California, Irvine
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Man Finds Image of Jesus on Breakfast Burrito
KTLA NewsBEEVILLE, Texas (KTLA) -- They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But for one Texas man, it may have been the most holy meal of his life. Ernesto Garza, 80, was going about his morning like usual at the La Amistad Adult Daycare in...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Tortillas, Burritos
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Vivian Nabeta Named New Haven Director of Arts, Culture, Tourism
Hartford CourantVivian Nabeta is the new director of arts, culture, and tourism for New Haven. Nabeta succeeds Barbara Lamb, who retired last fall. Nabeta’s position is within the city’s Economic Development Administration. Nabeta, the previous membership...Tags: Cultural Development, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Culture, Arts and Culture
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The Ultimate List of Summer Festivals in Connecticut
Alive @ 5, Columbus Park, Main St. & W. Park Place, Stamford. (203) 348-5285, Stamford-downtown.com. June 21: Los Lonely Boys. June 28: G. Love & Special Sauce. July 5: Creedence Clearwater Revisited. July 19: Matisyahu. July 19: Hot Chelle Rae. July 26:...
Tags: Primus (music group), The Streets (music group), Road Running, Travel, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Lyric sets world premiere of new opera based on Ann Patchett novel for 2015-16 season
Lyric Opera of Chicago has shied away from commissioning any new operas over the last decade, at a time when other major American opera companies such as the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera and Los Angeles Opera have...Tags: Entertainment, Music Industry, Awards and Prizes, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Culture
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'Collective Memories' Exhibit At Amistad Center In Hartford
The Amistad Center for Arts & Culture, which is inside the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, has a new exhibit, "Collective Memories.' Catch this exhibit, and the one at the Twain House, "Hateful Things," and together they make a great lesson about the...
Tags: Arts, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Arts and Culture
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