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Ben is the heart and soul of the Village. So deserving.

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Roberta Flack, the magnetic singer and pianist who was one of the most popular artists of the 1970s, died on Monday at 88. Flack was known for her majestic anthems like “Killing Me Softly” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.” nyti.ms/4h1KzSh

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So many memories and moods wrapped up in her silky voice: variety.com/2025/music/n...

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Hey, are you eligible for another four free Covid tests? You might want to order in case the Trump admin tries again to destroy them and take down the site. Thanks to these two WaPo reporters for helping to put some brakes on

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One of the best essays on the community of Altadena that I have read. @lynellgeorge.bsky.social always delivers. www.sierraclub.org/Sierra/altad...

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“Something that few people are aware of is that the legendary opera star Leontyne Price is my cousin.” — Dionne Warwick shinebrighthq.substack.com/p/opera-a-hi...

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"That close-knitness is what made #Altadena feel unique and set apart from so many places in ever-evolving (and rapidly gentrifying) Southern California. It felt capable of holding a copious store of histories and memories..." @lynellgeorge.bsky.social: www.sierraclub.org/Sierra/altad... #LAFires

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My latest for Sierra magazine.

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Farewell to Post + Beam i will miss that patio. And the LP covers adorning the dining room wall la.eater.com/2025/2/5/243...

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Feb 3, 1959: The Day the Music Died. Buddy Holly, #RitchieValens & Big Bopper died in plane crash 66 years ago in Iowa. #musichistory Mural in #Pacoima (located here -> goo.gl/maps/8LvfHKb... ):

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For #BlackHistoryMonth: A reminder that over half of those that settled El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula in 1781 had African ancestry. Librarian Miriam Matthews had long worked to counter the whitewashing of #BlackHistory in Los Angeles. youtu.be/ofi4tAO2BGU?...

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“Southern California, my home for 30 years, has also had an indelible impact and the colors and rhythms of the Pacific Rim continue to infiltrate. In recent years, I have been creating works about social justice issues and the worsening climate crisis” www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

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Sunday in the Dena

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Now is a good time to (re)read “The Visions of Octavia Butler” Text by @lynellgeorge.bsky.social Visuals by Ainslee Alem Robson www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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‘We just crossed the threshold into Octavia E. Butler’s future. Time has caught up with her vision.’ —Lynell George @lynellgeorge.bsky.social Author of the book, a handful of earth a handful of sky the world of Octavia E. Butler And of this haunting piece, given the LA fires and Trump 🖊️July 2024:

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Octavia E. Butler’s Library Card Los Angeles Public Library © Octavia E. Butler The Huntington Library | San Marino Image from the exquisite book by Lynell George @lynellgeorge.bsky.social a handful of earth a handful of sky the world of Octavia E. Butler Read: www.altaonline.com/dispatches/a...

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Thank you, @leximcmenamin.bsky.social, for including me in this piece about Butler's attention and intension. I very much appreciate it.

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Now on Bourbon

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yes to this www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...

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Journalists! George R.R. Martin funded a summer workshop through the Medill School of Journalism to help mid-career journalists transition to being novelists (like I did!) I'm an instructor, and last year's workshop was mind blowing. The deadline is 1/8! www.medill.northwestern.edu/news/2024/ap...

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A Mini 1000 explainer. Starts tomorrow! mini1000.substack.com/p/mini-1000-...

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Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has died

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President Jimmy Carter & Charles Mingus, Washington, DC, June 18, 1978 📸 Chuck Fishman/Getty Images Mingus was suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at the time & was moved to tears by the recognition he received that day. He died 7 months later.

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your new SHINE BRIGHT HQ newsletter is here. in addition to notes on the below Angela Bofill essay, i mention that i have never watched a full episode of Saturday Night Live, South Park, or The Wire. join us shinebrighthq.substack.com/p/angela-bof...

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Former presidents joined world leaders and others in mourning Jimmy Carter after his death on Sunday, recalling him as a humble humanitarian and global statesman who fought for peace and democracy during his four years in the White House and in his long and active post-presidency.

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What an incredible story: “Seeing him like this is so heartwarming,” Ms. Gordon said. “He has turned into a happy, fruitful, creative and sober human being, and all that marvelous talent came pouring forward in the book.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/n...

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“Dr. Labov’s work had a significant impact on debates about education and the Black community. In 1979 he was an expert witness in a lawsuit in which parents successfully sued, saying that their children had been treated as mentally challenged because they spoke a Black vernacular dialect.”

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“Lacking much ready-made language to define her, she invented her own identity as much as she invented her act.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/a...

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"his 1978 documentary is Les Blank’s celebration of the spirit and social traditions of New Orleans" - www.criterionchannel.com/always-for-p...

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HBO has declined to renew “Sesame Street” for new episodes. The series that’s been teaching generations of little kids since 1969 now has no studio. Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.

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Legendary tabla virtuoso and Shakti founder Zakir Hussain dies at 73 www.npr.org/2024/12/15/n...

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Lorraine O'Grady lifted me up with her intellect, her wit, her nerve. This assignment came at a point in my life when I needed it and didn't even know. She was a blessing. I am saddened to know Lorraine has passed, and I am endlessly grateful to her. She lit flames that will never go out. 🖤

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“In Art in America, the scholar Christina Sharpe wrote, “O’Grady was teaching us to see the world differently and to envision another horizon; she reoriented our sight (‘to name ourselves rather than be named, we must first see ourselves.’)” www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

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Morning reading…. Nikki Giovanni 1943–2024

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“…her cadence inflected by the jazz and blues music she loved, her timing that of a comedian or a Baptist preacher. She drew crowds wherever she appeared. She said her best audiences were college students and prison inmates.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/o...

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“Just three weeks ago, She performed with saxophonist Javon Jackson at the Louis Armstrong House in New York City. Her forthcoming book of poetry, “The Last Book”, will be published in fall 2025.“ www.wdbj7.com/2024/12/10/w...

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A must-read: Patrick Chandler Brown — named after the PCB chemicals dumped in his community — purchased the plantation where his great-grandfather was enslaved and is in the process of transforming it to serve farmers like him

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I enjoyed this sparkling interview with musician Jerron Paxton about his new album, "Things Done Changed," and his life growing up in Los Angeles as the son and grandson of Great Migration forebears. www.npr.org/2024/12/02/g...

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