Portraits of James Scurlock remain scattered across Omaha a year after his fatal shooting.
The plywood displaying his likeness that had covered the windows of a downtown coffee shop last summer now are held in the Durham Museum basement archives.Â
A billboard that demanded Justice for James, which was briefly posted at 72nd and Dodge streets, now is tucked away at the Great Plains Black History Museum.
And in the neighborhood where Scurlock grew up, a massive mural honoring JuJu World has weathered months of storms outside the Easy Drive Package convenience store.
Those permanent relics ensure that a piece of the story of what happened to the 22-year-old will endure â both to remind those who observed last summerâs cascading events and to teach future generations.
Medford education achievements
Eastern Mennonite University
Medford resident Zack Johnson earned a graduate certificate in conflict transformation from Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
TEC Connections Academy
Medford resident Liana Langevin was named to the honor roll of academic excellence at TEC Connections Academy in Walpole.
Assumption University
Medford resident Christopher Blacquier graduated on May 9 from Assumption University in Worcester.
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After actors complaints, Ethan McSweeney leaves American Shakespeare Center
Peter Marks, The Washington Post
Feb. 19, 2021
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1of3Ethan McSweeny greets a socially distanced audience for a performance of Othello in July.Ben Steinhauer/American Shakespeare CenterShow MoreShow Less
2of3Ethan McSweeny in rehearsal in 2018.Lauren Parker/American Shakespeare CenterShow MoreShow Less
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After a pressure-packed year of putting on classical performances in the midst of a pandemic, and facing festering tensions over his treatment of actors and staff, Ethan McSweeny has resigned as artistic director of American Shakespeare Center, the Staunton, Va., company announced Friday.
The 50-year-old McSweeny, an accomplished Shakespearean director who was running a theater on his own for the first time, said he had finalized his departure from ASC this week after 2 1/2 years at the helm.