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☆ When Harlem Was ‘as Gay as It Was Black’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | Scott Reinhard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +30 min

Two Black men, in tuxedos, clasp hands and dance in a smoky foreground in a scene from "Looking for Langston," the 1989 film that reevaluated gay and lesbian contributions to the Harlem Renaissance. When Harlem Was ‘as Gay as It Was Black’ Mapping the people, homes and hot spots that transformed the neighborhood during its Renaissance. A map of Harlem with a location labeled “Ma Rainey at the Lincoln Theater” near 135th Street and Lenox Avenue. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesMap with location labeled “Bessie Smith at Hotel Olga” in the northernmost part of Harlem. was often called the living room of the Harlem Renaissance, and over the years provided a safe and affordable space for Black artists, writers and thinkers.

Persons: Langston, Henry Louis Gates Jr, Nicholas Park, Clare Corbould, ”, Ma Rainey’s, Ma Rainey, ” Ma Rainey, “, ” Donaldson, Gladys Bentley, Gladys Bentley West, Gladys Bentley West 133rd Street Gladys Bentley, Bentley, Michael Ochs, Bessie Smith, Hotel Olga ”, Bessie Smith Lenox, Lillian Simpson, Emma Chen, ” Smith, Porter Grainger, Everett Robbins, Ain’t, Jimmie Daniels ”, Jimmie Daniels, Daniels, Ethel Waters, Nicholas Avenue, Nicholas, Ethel Williams, Waters, ” Everett, Edna Thomas ”, Edna Thomas, Lloyd Thomas, Olivia Wyndham, Thomas, Wyndham, Georgette Harvey ”, Georgette Harvey, Maria, Porgy ”, Porgy, Bess, Musa Williams, Billy Rose, Hunter ”, Alberta Hunter, Lottie Tyler, Bert Williams, ’, ” Michael Ochs, Lindy Hop, Shane Vogel, Vogel, Jerome Robbins, James F, Wilson, Duke Ellington, Josephine Baker, Heather Nickels, Harry, Nickels, “ SAVOY, George Karger, Alain Locke, Countee Cullen, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, Langston Hughes, Olga ”, Olga Lenox, Edward H, Olga, Victor Hugo Green’s “, Bill “ BoJangles ” Robinson, Robert W Kelley, Alain Locke Washington, ” Alain Locke, Locke —, —, Nella Larsen ”, Nella Larsen, Street Nella Larsen, Larsen, Octavio González, Audre Lorde, Hughes, ” Arnold Rampersad, Countee Cullen ”, Harold Jackman, Cullen, Richard Bruce Nugent ”, Richard Bruce Nugent, Thurman, Jade ”, González, Nugent, ” Carl Van Vechten, Carl Van Vechten, Street Carl Van Vechten, Harold Jackman ”, ” Harold Jackman, Jackman, Maurice Hunter ”, Maurice Hunter, Corbould, Claude McKay ”, Claude McKay, West 142nd Street Claude McKay, Alexander Gumby, A’Leila Walker, A’Lelia Walker, Madame C.J, Walker, “ Wallace Thurman ”, Wallace Thurman, Zora Neale Hurston, Gwendolyn Bennett, Sydney ”, Sydney, Iolanthe Sydney, Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, Robert “ Bobby ” Winchester, Horace Hicks, Isaac Julien, Mr, Julien Organizations: Harlem Renaissance, Harlem, The New, Black, Greenwich, Harvard, Central, Deakin University, Ma Rainey’s Georgia Jazz, Jazz, Lincoln, Lenox, Lincoln Theater, Street, Gladys Bentley West 133rd Street, New York Times, Michael Ochs Archives, Hotel Olga, Blues, Hotel, Lesbian, Blues Women, Communities, West, of Congress, Music Division, Federal, St, Library of Congress, Guild Theatre, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public, 138th Street, Alberta Hunter, West 138th, ” Michael Ochs Archives, Getty, Savoy, African American Studies, Yale University, Cabaret, 155th Street, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, 131st, CUNY, Hulton, West 133rd, 133rd, Avenues, Cotton, 142nd, Cotton Club 142nd Street, U.S, Swing, 141st, Ballroom, Blacks, 125th, 135th, Harlem Y.M.C.A, Harlem Branch, Columbia University, Lafayette Theater, Lafayette Players, Washington D.C, Wellesley College, 127th, Mount Morris Park, East 127th, 136th, The New York Public Library, Bettmann, Everett, 134th Street, Eighth, West 142nd, West 142nd Street, Cabaret School, Yale, American, Library, 136th Street, “ Infants, Columbia, Harlem’s Locations: tuxedos, Manhattan, Harlem, Central, Rockland, New York, St, Australia, Ma Rainey’s Georgia, Philadelphia, Colonial, British, Alberta, ”, —, Hamilton Lodge, Lenox, Seventh, Morris, Lafayette, Washington, Eighth, Mount Morris, Lenox Avenue, United States, Midtown, Black, Sugar

Though government officials criticized the paper’s reporting, that year it was rated among the city’s most credible news outlets by Hong Kong residents, according to a survey by researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. We are targeting national security offenses,” Steve Li, chief superintendent of the national security police, said at the time. Earlier this month, the Hong Kong Journalists Association, a local press group, said dozens of Hong Kong journalists had been targeted by a “systemic” online and offline harassment and intimidation campaign that was the largest in scale the group had ever seen. There have also been rising reports of non-local journalists being denied work visas or entry to Hong Kong, an international media hub. Hong Kong ranked 135th out of 180 countries and territories in Reporters Without Borders’ 2024 World Press Freedom Index, compared with 70th in 2018.

Persons: Chung Pui, Patrick Lam, Hong, ”, Chung, Lam, Edmond So, Hong Kong’s, Steve Li, “, ” Chung, shirk, Selina Cheng, John Lee, Aleksandra Bielakowska Organizations: European Union, Hong, Stand, China Morning Post, Reuters, Chinese University of Hong, police, Hong Kong Journalists Association, Hong Kong, China’s Foreign Ministry Locations: Hong Kong, U.S, British, Asia, Beijing, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Taiwan

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Audra McDonald will serve as grand marshal of the 135th Rose Parade next year. “As a California kid raised in Fresno — very proud to be from Fresno — the new year was always ushered in with the Rose Bowl,” McDonald said. McDonald will be part of the coin flip for the 110th Rose Bowl game later that day. Those barriers have been broken down so I can walk through.”McDonald was joined on the outdoor stage by members of the Rose Court, including 2024 queen Naomi Stillitano. “I was very pleased to see just how beautiful and diverse the court is,” McDonald said.

Persons: — Audra McDonald, ” McDonald, “, Tony, McDonald, “ I’m, ”, Naomi Stillitano, ” She's, Alex Aghajanian, Sandra Day O'Connor Organizations: 135th Rose Parade, House, Rose, 110th Rose Bowl Locations: PASADENA, Calif, Pasadena, California, Fresno, Colorado

Walk up to Lafayette Avenue between Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue for one of the best parties along the course. You can also catch runners at several points in Williamsburg and Greenpoint, along Bedford Avenue between Lafayette Avenue and Nassau Avenue. Take the L train to Bedford Avenue, the M or J train to Marcy Avenue or the G train to Nassau Avenue or Greenpoint Avenue. The Q subway line stops at several points along this stretch. North of 96th Street, use the 6 subway line to get to this part of the course.

Persons: It’s, Alexander, Duke Ellington, Charles A, Dana, Harlem Meer, “ Organizations: New York, Brooklyn, Barclays Center, Lafayette, Bedford, Queens, ., Dana Discovery Center, Park, Columbus, West Locations: Staten Island, Brooklyn, Staten, Bay Ridge, Sunset, Park, Flatbush, Fulton Street, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Bedford, Lafayette Avenue, Nassau, Avenue, Vernon, Jackson, . Manhattan, Manhattan, Bronx, Harlem

☆ Argentine polls give slight edge to opposition ahead of uncertain primaries
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Lucila Sigal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Matias Baglietto/File PhotoBUENOS AIRES, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Argentina's opposition is polling with a slight lead for the upcoming August primaries, usually a reliable bellwether for the outcome of the presidential election, but with many voters ready to snub the ballot box the results are far from certain. Most polls peg the center-right opposition alliance Together for Change (JxC) with a slight edge against the center-left ruling coalition Union for the Homeland (UP). Over 10 percentage points behind is political outsider Javier Milei's Liberty Advances party, which hopes to win votes from those disillusioned with politics. The primaries will decide the candidates who will compete in the Oct. 22 elections, but polls vary on which candidates will win a place in the race. Massa is seen as likely to win a place in the presidential vote, but the country's severe economic crisis has favored Milei, who carries an "emotional vote".

Persons: Javier Milei, Matias Baglietto, Carlos Fara, Javier Milei's, Mariel Fornoni, Horacio Rodriguez Larreta, Patricia Bullrich, Bullrich, Sergio Massa, Juan Grabois, Massa, Milei, Pollsters, It's, Lucila Sigal, Juan Bustamante, Sarah Morland, Sandra Maler Organizations: 135th Argentine, REUTERS, Union for, Homeland, Management, Economy, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Buenos Aires, Argentina, BUENOS AIRES, UP, Fara

☆ LeBron James makes history but Lakers’ nightmare start to season continues
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —LeBron James made history on Friday but could do little to stop the LA Lakers’ nightmare start to the season from continuing. A mark of his greatness is that the four-time MVP has never averaged fewer than 20 points in a season since being drafted in 2003. David Berding/Getty ImagesThe Lakers remain winless, however, matching their worst start to a season in 65 years after falling to 0-5 following Friday’s 111-102 loss to the Minneapolis Timberwolves. Russell Westbrook came off the bench for the Lakers to score 18 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Couple possessions here, couple possessions there didn’t go our way, but just keep hammering on.”

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