The power of dance to unite and inspire us while shining a light on important issues will take center stage when the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater explodes onto New York City’s Center Stage (Nov. 30- Dec. 31) with a sizzling mix of thrilling dances, awesome dancers and mesmerizing music, all of which promise to warm your heart and make your soul dance.
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Federal Judge Blocks Obama’s Expansion of Overtime Pay for Millions of Workers
“Employers that made big changes in their workforce ahead of the rule’s Dec. 1 effective date—either by raising managers’ salaries to the newly set threshold for overtime pay or eliminating job categories like assistant manager—say they aren’t yet planning to reverse course, while others are taking a wait-and-see approach,” the Wall Street Journal.
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Jamaica police commit ‘hundreds of unlawful killings’ yearly, Amnesty says
Evidence gathered by human rights activists suggests state authorities order or are complicit in deaths amid ‘shocking culture of fear and violence’.
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Baton Rouge settles with DeRay Mckesson and Alton Sterling protesters
Metro Council approves payment of no more than $25,000 for each protester who filed lawsuit for arrest while demonstrating after black man’s shooting
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Shabaka Hutchings on the New Generation of Jazz
My first encounter with U.K. saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings was in 2015 at Inside Out Jazz Lounge in Soweto, an intimate live music venue in the home of renowned percussionist Thebe Lipere.
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A Basquiat Painting Transforms a College Museum into a Space for Protest
The Williams College Museum of Art has invited anyone to host conversations around Jean-Michel Basquiat’s “Defacement (The Death of Michael Stewart).
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Boy killed in Haiti amid protest over delay in Hurricane Aid
A teenage boy was fatally shot in Haiti on Tuesday amid protests over delays in aid distribution after a Category 4 hurricane pummeled the Caribbean country last month. It is the second such death reported in the past week.
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An Unflinching Meditation on the Violence Perpetrated Against Black Americans
In addition to the centuries of trauma that artists are exploring and attempting to reconcile with contemporary reality, there is also an underlying solidarity that weaves itself into the fabric of Non-fiction at the Underground Museum.
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How Do You Throw a Birthday Party When a Child Is Homeless?
Stephany Cruz’s son, Jeremiah, who just turned 8, was thrilled by the face painting, games and pizza at his recent birthday party. It was especially thrilling because Ms. Cruz and her son were homeless at the time and living at a Win homeless shelter in Manhattan.
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Black Wealth in the Age of Trump
The president-elect has pledged tax reform and job creation—policies that should theoretically help poor and minority Americans. Will they?
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