florence
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110 Years After Her Debut, The Work of A Black Woman Composer Is Heard Once Again
The composition is reimagined with the help of pianist and musicologist, Samantha Ege.
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Tiffany Haddish to Portray Olympic Gold-Winner Florence Griffith Joyner in Upcoming Biopic
It looks like Girls Trip and Like a Boss star Tiffany Haddish will be going from “she ready” to “she runnin’” soon, thanks to a new project from game1. Deadline reports that Haddish is set to portray three-time Olympic gold winner Florence Griffith Joyner, aka Flo-Jo, in an upcoming untitled biopic. The feature will tell…
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Living in Italy's 'La Zona Rossa' as a Black American Woman
The moan of a harmonica woke me up early Tuesday morning. It was my phone’s notification alerting me of an email from New York University’s global office. All classes on their campus in Florence, Italy were suspended immediately. As a visiting professor from NYU’s New York campus, my life changed with an email. Students living…
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Harlem Dreams: Gucci Releases Dapper Dan Tribute Book—But Good Luck Copping One [Updated]
If you dream of one day owning a piece of Dapper Dan’s ongoing collaboration with Gucci, keep collecting your coins because it likely won’t be the new tribute book issued by the label, Dapper Dan’s Harlem. Launched in tandem with the opening day of Pitti Uomo (Florence, Italy’s highly anticipated biannual men’s Fashion Week), the…
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Second Black Officer Dies in Aftermath of Deadly South Carolina Mass Shooting
A South Carolina woman became the second fatality of the deadly shootout that claimed the life of police officer Terrance Carraway and wounded six other officers in an early October ambush-style mass shooting According to the State, Florence County, S.C., deputy Farrah B. Turner, 37, succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday following the attack by…
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Despite Being Asked to 'Stand Down,' Cops Arrest 5 for 'Looting' Family Dollar in Hurricane Aftermath
Police in North Carolina arrested at least five suspects after store managers asked cops to “stand down” when people affected by Hurricane Florence broke in and took items from a local Family Dollar outlet. Most of the area surrounding Wilmington, NC is struggling to recover after Hurricane Florence battered the coastal North Carolina town, leaving…