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‘I know my days are numbered’: A celebration of radical artist Keith Haring
July 13, 2023LOS ANGELES — Keith Haring (1958-1990) was a gay boy from Kutztown, Pa., who moved to New York City in 1978 to study art. For the next decade, he thrived in the city’s emerging Hip-Hop and...
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‘Through Positive Eyes’ lifts up the work of HIV/AIDS ‘artivists’
October 8, 2019These HIV-positive artivists will continue to share their images and personal narratives in direct dialogue with museum goers.
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George H.W. Bush’s record: Nothing to celebrate
December 4, 2018WASHINGTON — The old Latin phrase is “De mortuis nil nisi bonum,” translated as “speak nothing but good of the dead,” but when it comes to George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the U.S.,...
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This week in history: Dr. Joycelyn Elders testifies to Congress
July 23, 2018Twenty-five years ago, on July 23, 1993, President Bill Clinton’s nominee as 15th Surgeon General of the United States, Joycelyn Elders, testified at a Congressional confirmation hearing and openly affirmed her belief in factual sex education...
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