Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer | Film Review

This film, shown at the AFI Docs Film Festival, is streamed on National Geographic and Hulu. On May 31 and June 1, 1921, the affluent black community of Greenwood, Tulsa, Oklahoma, was attacked and almost completely destroyed in what historians and scholars have described as one of the worst incidents of racial violence in American … Read more

Medina Spirit trainer Bob Baffert suspended from entering horses in Belmont Stakes

Famed horse racing coach Bob Baffert has been suspended from the New York Racing Association, disqualifying him from the final leg of the sport’s Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes. Baffert awaits the results of a new test after his competitive Kentucky Derby champion Medina Spirit tested positive for the steroid betamethasone, which the racing association … Read more

Between the Covers: ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul: Making Me Time’

“Chicken soup for the soul: time for me” Story: “Adventure in meditation”Compiled by: Amy NewmarkPublisher: Chicken Soup for the Soul, 2021Available: bookstores and online People who live in cities often dream of moving to the quiet of the country. You should check it out first. A brief introduction to the reality of rural life is … Read more

Police nab second suspect in Whispering Wind Bear Spirit’s death

Police arrested the second suspect on Friday, charged with a botched robbery that resulted in the shooting of 41-year-old Whispering Wind Bear Spirit in May. The US Marshals Task Force arrests Nicholas Samuel Strada, 17, on the first block of West Pennsylvania Avenue in Stewartstown, according to a press release. More:York man on trial for … Read more

‘Summer of Soul’ Review: In 1969 Harlem, a Music Festival Stuns

Staples goes first, alone and great. Jackson follows her with equal strength and despite everything that has tormented her. Then together – Jackson radiant in a fuchsia dress with a gold diamond under her chest; Clamps in something short, lace, belt and white – they embark on the most amazing duet I’ve ever heard, seen … Read more