A New ‘Paquita’ Is an Echo Chamber of Ballet History
Alexei Ratmansky’s “Paquita” brings Marius Petipa’s 19th-century style to New York City Ballet through two lenses: his own ...
Free Black Staten Island settlers greatly contributed to 19th Century N.Y. economy through oyster industry
The oystermen knew Sandy Ground was a safe haven for them to have the freedom to work, learn and worship where it would not ...
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Trump's plan to colonise Gaza echoes failed 19th-century American missions
The US president's Gaza 'Riviera' plan revives the various missionary efforts of 19th century American Protestants to colonise Palestine ...
Stradivarius played by Joseph Joachim fetches £9m at auction
The sale is being used by the New England Conservatory to establish a scholarship in support of future generations of ...
Civil Servants Are Not America’s Enemies
Donald Trump is waging war on the civil service in the name of efficiency. But Washington created the modern civil service to ...
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Meet the Black baseball great who played all over in the Minors of the 19th century
A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.
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He’s the first Black American to compose a full opera. It’s finally being staged after 138 years
The opera will stage its world premiere this week in Washington, DC, Maryland and New York. “It is with great ... and bringing the works of 19th-century New Orleans composers of color to the ...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Irish, African American connection linked by slavery, neighborhoods, tragedy
While historical tensions have been acknowledged, a shared solidarity and activism highlighted the relationship between ...