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☆ Faith Ringgold Perfectly Captured the Pitch of America’s Madness
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Holland Cotter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Faith Ringgold, who died Saturday at 93, was an artist of protean inventiveness. Painter, sculptor, weaver, performer, writer and social justice activist, she made work in which the personal and political were tightly bonded. And much of that work gained popularity among audiences that didn’t necessarily frequent galleries and museums. But the art establishment, as defined by major museums, big-bucks auction houses and a few talent-hogging galleries, never knew quite what to do with it, or with her. In 2016, the Museum of Modern Art finally brought Ringgold into its collection with the acquisition of several pieces from early in her career.

Persons: Faith Ringgold, Painter, Ringgold Organizations: Museum of Modern Art Locations: Venice

☆ Faith Ringgold obit: ‘Tar beach’ author and Black quilt artist dies at 93
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Yahya Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Faith Ringgold, pictured in her studio in New York City in 1999. Anthony Barboza/Getty Images(CNN) — Faith Ringgold, the pioneering artist and author best known for her narrative quilts that interwove art with activism, has died at 93. After earning her bachelor’s degree in fine art and education in 1955, Ringgold began teaching art in public schools while developing her own art. Her early work was influenced by civil and racial unrest, and had patent and profound political and social tones. The painting, arguably the series’ most famous, gorily depicts a group of men, women and children brutally attacking one another.

Persons: Faith Ringgold, Anthony Barboza, Faith, ”, Dorian Bergen, “, Ringgold, Ringgold’s adamancy, Jacquelyn Martin, Madame Willi Posey, ” Ringgold, Leila Macor, Connie’s Organizations: New York Times, ACA Galleries, Ringgold, CNN, Harlem, City College of New, City College, Civil, Museum, Modern, Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of Women, Arts, Washington , D.C, New Museum, American, de Young Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Basel, Getty Locations: New York City, New Jersey, Harlem, America, African American, Washington ,, Vietnam, Paris, London, New York, San Francisco, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Miami Beach , Florida, AFP

☆ Faith Ringgold Dies at 93; Wove Black Life Into Quilts and Children’s Books
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Margalit Fox | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Faith Ringgold, a multimedia artist whose pictorial quilts depicting the African American experience gave rise to a second distinguished career as a writer and illustrator of children’s books, died on Saturday at her home in Englewood, N.J. She was 93. Her death was confirmed by Emily Alli, who is helping with Ms. Ringgold’s estate. For more than half a century, Ms. Ringgold explored themes of race, gender, class, family and community through a vast array of media, among them painting, sculpture, mask- and dollmaking, textiles and performance art. She was also a longtime advocate of bringing the work of Black people and women into the collections of major American museums.

Persons: Faith Ringgold, Emily Alli, Ringgold Locations: Englewood , N.J

☆ These voter reactions to Biden’s State of the Union fall largely along partisan lines
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( John King | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The biggest takeaway came from the reviews of voters like Lang: loyal Democrats who have raised important policy and performance issues about the president. On Thursday, these voters saw a president who was listening to their concerns, but they also said that steps in the right direction did not mean the problem was solved. In Biden’s speech, Lang saw some proof that his team is listening. She is more conservative than Biden but saw things to like in his speech, including his “commitment to democracy.”Two topics hit home. “Striking to hear President Biden call for free preschool, but not support the right of families like mine to use our own tax dollars for K-12 education,” Gurr said.

Persons: Angela Lang, Joe Biden’s, ”, Lang, ” Priscilla Forsyth, ” Forsyth, Nikki Haley, ” Lang, Forsyth, Donald Trump, Darrell Ann Murphy, “, Trump, Mickey Brown, Jade Gray, Michiganders, Wisconsin Lang, Biden, ” Davette Baker, ” Baker, . Nevada Zoila Sanchez, ” Antonio Munoz, ” Munoz, Laken Riley, ” Riley, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Valeria Gurr, ” Gurr, Murphy, “ Strong, –, ” Murphy, Larry Malinconico, ” Malinconico, Malinconico, ” Brown, Pat Levin, Brown, ” New Hampshire Pete Burdett, Haley, ” Burdett, “ Don’t, ” Trump, Debbie Katsanos, “ I’ve, ” Katsanos, Iowa Forsyth, Shannen Ebersole, ” Ebersole, South Carolina Billy Pierce, Republican badgering, Pierce, Michigan Gray, “ Biden, ” Gray Organizations: CNN, Trump, Biden, University of Michigan, school’s College Democrats, Black, Communities, African, Reagan Republican, Alabama, Las, Republican, Lafayette College, South Carolina, Navy Locations: Joe Biden’s State, Milwaukee, Iowa, Easton , Pennsylvania, Bethlehem , Pennsylvania, Gaza, Wisconsin, . Nevada, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Easton, Bethlehem, ” New Hampshire, New, Sioux City, Forsyth, Ringgold County, South, Hartsville , South Carolina, Israel

A person walks past an unpainted Boeing 737-8 MAX parked at Renton Municipal Airport adjacent to Boeing's factory in Renton, Washington on January 25, 2024. The company's 737 program head, Ed Clark, is leaving the company, Stan Deal, CEO of Boeing's commercial airplane unit, said in memo to employees. "Ed departs with my, and our, deepest gratitude for his many significant contributions over nearly 18 years of dedicated service to Boeing," Deal said. A month after the Alaska Airlines flight, Boeing said misdrilled holes on some Max planes would delay handovers of the aircraft to airlines. The door plug that blew out of the almost brand-new 737 Max 9 used for Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 has already brought increased scrutiny and restrictions from federal regulators.

Persons: Max, Ed Clark, Stan Deal, Katie Ringgold, Deal, Elizabeth Lund, Lund, Ed, it's Organizations: Renton Municipal Airport, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration, Airbus, CNBC PRO Locations: Renton, Renton , Washington, Alaska, United

☆ Boeing removes head of 737 Max program, Ed Clark, in wake of safety incidents
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Chris Isidore | Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Boeing removed executive Ed Clark, the head of its 737 Max passenger jet program, after a dramatic – and terrifying – midair blowout in January underscored ongoing problems with the jet. But he had previously held roles related to the 737 Max, including as chief engineer and chief 737 mechanic. It created a new executive position, Senior Vice President for BCA Quality, and named Elizabeth Lund to that position. Mike Fleming, who had previously been senior vice president of development and customer service, will assume the role Lund previously held. And Katie Ringgold, who had been vice president of 737 Max deliveries, will assume Clark’s former position overseeing the Max.

Persons: Ed Clark, Max, Dave Calhoun, ”, ” Clark, Elizabeth Lund, Lund, Mike Fleming, Katie Ringgold, Scott Kirby Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Max, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, BCA Quality, – United Airlines, Delta Air Lines Locations: New York, Southwest, Alaska

☆ Why these Iowa Haley supporters are prepared to vote for Trump in November
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( John King | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Four other members of our Iowa group settled on Haley in the end and were disappointed by the results. For me, it is the only option if DeSantis or Haley are not the Republican.”Caucus night in a precinct in Woodbury County, Iowa. “But I would vote for Trump and expect four more years of Biden. I think voting for Trump is voting to lose the election.”Why doesn’t Ebersole think Trump can win? So all of the Haley supporters in our Iowa group are, at least for now, prepared to vote for Trump in November.

Persons: Chris Mudd, Donald Trump, “, ”, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Mudd, texted, Haley, Shanen Ebersole, Biden, That’s, ” Priscilla Forsyth, ” Trump, Trump, Betsy Sarcone, can’t, Sarcone, “ Biden, Jaclyn Taylor, “ Trump, Priscilla Forsyth Ebersole Organizations: CNN, Republican Party, Iowa, Florida Gov, South, Trump, GOP, Biden, Republican, ” Caucus Locations: Iowa, Florida, South Carolina, Ringgold County , Iowa, Ringgold, Sioux City, Forsyth, Des Moines, Woodbury County , Iowa

Art of Craft is a series about specialists whose work rises to the level of art. The textile artist Bisa Butler was working in her studio in Jersey City, N.J., one day when her husband, John Butler, a D.J., played the song “The World Is Yours” by the hip-hop artist Nas. The song had a particular resonance for Ms. Butler and something clicked: “We can make of this world what we want,” she said. “Right now if you watch the news or read the wrong paper, or any paper, you can get depressed,” Ms. Butler said. Pieces in Ms. Butler’s new show are priced at six figures and up.

☆ Stress made this Harvard-trained strategy coach lose her vision—now she teaches people to live the 'slow life'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Mumby was a Harvard-trained educational policy and leadership expert, who worked her way up from teacher to national director of organizing partnerships and strategy at the nonprofit Leadership for Educational Equity. I was moving in my purpose, but also still working seven hours, seven days a week. Mumby says she loved the work, but it took a huge toll on her mental and physical health. But there's a direct link between women's stressful work lives and health, largely due to the body's inability to differentiate between "life-threatening stress" and "ongoing stress," studies show. The experience forced Mumby into the "slow life," choosing "well-being over working myself to the bone," she says.

☆ Harvard-trained expert shares her No. 1 strategy for getting people to trust you: 'That's what I would do'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

If you want to be successful, fostering trust with others is a great way to start. But leading by example isn't the best way to do so, says a Harvard-trained leadership advisor. Building that type of deeply ingrained connection comes from a single strategy, Mumby says: active listening. Chances are, you're a mono-tasker — if you think you're doing two things at once, you're probably task-switching or completing tasks in rapid succession, neuropsychologist Cynthia Kubu told the Cleveland Clinic's health blog in 2021. For it to really be effective, you need to make it a regular practice, she says: One uninterrupted conversation won't garner someone's trust overnight.

☆ Republicans want Brian Kemp's mojo to rub off on Herschel Walker in the Georgia Senate runoff, but hurdles remain as the governor uses his political operation to boost the GOP
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Brian Kemp has emerged as Herschel Walker's most powerful surrogate in the Georgia Senate runoff. Kemp, who won reelection as governor, didn't campaign with Walker during the general election race. This normally wouldn't be a notable act in GOP politics, but the Georgia Senate runoff election is not a normal contest. For that reason, Walker has found himself openly embracing Kemp, who came out of the general election as the biggest winner in Georgia politics. On November 7, Kemp flew around Georgia with most of the statewide GOP candidates — including Raffensperger — but Walker wasn't part of the mix.

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