A central component of the protests that have followed the death of George Floyd has been a call for broad reforms to police departments. Floyd died after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes, sparking new outcry over police practices and the interactions of law enforcement officials and black Americans.
One reform that has moved to the forefront of the debate is a demand that police departments be defunded — not necessarily by stripping all funding but at least by shifting responsibilities from departments and reducing government spending dedicated to them. Read More...
Folks, meet Harriet and Leon. They are on their way to work. They live in Boston. It’s 1941. The world is at war. It’s winter. Allan Rohan Crite, who painted Harriet Jackson and Leon Bailey, wanted us to see them. Not stagily set up in his studio, not even at home, but on the street. In their own neighborhood. In fact, “Harriet and Leon,” which can be seen at the Boston Athenaeum, is one of the last in a series by Crite collectively known as the “neighborhood paintings. Read More...
Daniel Ezra BiographyDaniel Ezra is a British actor who is famous for his role as Spencer James in All American. Born in Birmingham, England, he grew up playing basketball but stopped sports when he began acting. Talking about his education, he attended Great Barr School, now known as Fortis Academy.
He was not interested in acting until he turned 18 years. He appeared as Sebastian in Twelfth Night and was nominated for an Ian Charleson Award. Read More...