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Jasmine Sanders on the Black Romantic Aaron Hicks, Daniel in the Lion’s Den, 2000, lacquer and acrylic on canvas, 30 × 36". I WAS RAISED BY MY GRANDMOTHER in the Robert Taylor Homes, a housing project on Chicago’s South Side, but frequently stayed at the home of my aunt Rosemary Jarrett, my grandmother’s oldest daughter. When my adoption was finalized, my birth certificate and other documents indelibly amended, my aunt became, legally, my sister, a novel relation that would be indispensable, steadying.  My aunt had back then a marvelously fil...

Photograph by Andrew Beaujon. Lee Highway may get renamed for Mildred & Richard Loving. Woodrow Wilson High School could be renamed for its first Black teacher. The Washington Football Team renamed itself Washington Football Team. A profound reckoning over the United States’ awful racial history made 2020 a big year for rebranding relics of Washington’s past. Herewith, some more of the things around town that got renamed or are in the process of (maybe? probably?) being renamed. Barkada A DC wine bar initially abandoned plans to name itself after a Tagalog word for a group of friends, b...

Baltimore Museum of Art announces final 2020 Vision acquisitions Loïs Mailou Jones. Untitled (Two Women). c. 1945. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Purchase with exchange funds from the Pearlstone Family Fund and partial gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Image Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY. BALTIMORE, MD .-The Baltimore Museum of Art announced today 33 new acquisitions made as part of its 2020 Vision initiative, which includes a commitment to only purchase works by female-identifying artists this calendar year. Among the highlights entering th...

The Birmingham Times In any year, the deaths of great musicians, Hall of Fame athletes, elected officials, Civil Rights leaders, and others in the public arena are notable. But in 2020—one of the most bizarre years in history and certainly in recent memory—those losses seem to take on even more significance. Added to a year of devastating pandemic, civil unrest, and political turmoil were the losses of individuals, young and old, who’ve had a meaningful impact on our lives. Some were well-known, others were not so well-known—but they all will be missed. Here’s a list of notable deat...

ago there are two bodies inside the vehicle. what we've learned from sources about this breaking news in this case. >> reporter: innius the last half hour the amber alert sign that had been burning all day went dark, a sign that the search has been called off. a law enforcement source has confirmed the car has been found with two bodies believed to be mourad samaan and his daughter madeline samaan-fay. the forerunner everybody was looking for was found late today in el dorado county east of sacramento. last weekend samaan was served with papers giving his wife sole custody of 2-year-...