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Review: ‘Nickel Boys’ is a priceless paean to the lives of victimized reform-school kids
4 days, 12 hours ago

Review: ‘Nickel Boys’ is a priceless paean to the lives of victimized reform-school kids

LA Times  

The 2012 discovery of a mass unmarked grave on the grounds of the Florida School for Boys was the sort of headline that short-circuits the brain. A straight adaption would pack power, but it’s even better that the book came into the hands of a true humanist like RaMell Ross. It’s possible to read Whitehead’s book and think, “How could …

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Man sues city of Memphis and police officers for wrongful conviction in music club robbery
1 week ago

Man sues city of Memphis and police officers for wrongful conviction in music club robbery

Associated Press  

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man who spent more than 20 years behind bars before he was exonerated of robbing a Memphis music club is suing the city and 10 police officers, alleging they made up evidence that led to his wrongful conviction and a lengthy prison sentence. The federal lawsuit filed Thursday by Artis Whitehead, 61, says Memphis Police Department …

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Hollinger’s NBA Draft talk: Henderson vs. Miller, NCAA Tournament players to watch and more
1 year, 9 months ago

Hollinger’s NBA Draft talk: Henderson vs. Miller, NCAA Tournament players to watch and more

New York Times  

When it comes to the NBA Draft, some folks are just getting started while many others are nearly done. But this isn’t some kind of foggy upside play — Miller might be the best perimeter player in college basketball right now. SEC’s one-and-done dilemma Perhaps no league has as many potential one-and-dones as the SEC, with nearly every decent team …

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Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis and Shirley Scott heat things up in their 'Cookbook' sessions
1 year, 10 months ago

Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis and Shirley Scott heat things up in their 'Cookbook' sessions

NPR  

Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis and Shirley Scott heat things up in their 'Cookbook' sessions Tenor saxophonist Davis and organist Scott had one of the great jazz partnerships in the late 1950s. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says tenor saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and organist Shirley Scott had one of the great jazz partnerships in the late 1950s. KEVIN WHITEHEAD, BYLINE: "Heat 'N …

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Juneteenth is in its 156th year. Many Americans are just beginning to celebrate it
3 years, 6 months ago

Juneteenth is in its 156th year. Many Americans are just beginning to celebrate it

LA Times  

Sam Collins III, left, and others celebrate at the Juneteenth historical marker in Galveston, Texas, after President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law on June 17, 2021. “I had no idea it was our Independence Day.” This year, Whitehead, who now lives in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and runs a fashion label for Black women, is giving …

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