Antonia Hylton

3 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Antonia Hylton

More than 40 colorful and arresting paintings of Black American life will soon take the spotlight at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. The “American Sublime” show, which opens April 9, solidifies realist painter Amy Sherald as one of the most important living artists in America. Sherald is renowned for her portraits of former first lady Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor, but she typically finds inspiration in the beauty of strangers and everyday life.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Antonia Hylton

More than 40 colorful and arresting paintings of Black American life will soon take the spotlight at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. The “American Sublime” show, which opens April 9, solidifies realist painter Amy Sherald as one of the most important living artists in America. Sherald is renowned for her portraits of former first lady Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor, but she typically finds inspiration in the beauty of strangers and everyday life.

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Mike Hixenbaugh |Antonia Hylton

The indictment of former megachurch pastor Robert Morris on child sex abuse charges this week was made possible by an accuser who refused to quit, a novel legal theory and an archaic section of state criminal code that dates to Oklahoma’s origins on the wild frontier. Morris, a leading national figure in the American evangelical movement and the founder of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, was charged Wednesday with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child.

Sep 2, 2024 | yahoo.com | Mirna Alsharif |Antonia Hylton

Mirna Alsharif and Antonia HyltonSeptember 2, 2024 at 4:32 PM·4 min readThousands of workers at 25 hotels across the country remained on strike for a second day Monday, demanding higher pay and the reversal of pandemic-era cuts, with members in more cities expected to join the strike. On Sunday, around 10,000 hotel workers walked off the job, kicking off the strike during the busy Labor Day weekend at 25 hotels in eight cities, including San Diego, Seattle, San Francisco, Boston and Honolulu.

Sep 2, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Mirna Alsharif |Antonia Hylton

Thousands of workers at 25 hotels across the country remained on strike for a second day Monday, demanding higher pay and the reversal of pandemic-era cuts, with members in more cities expected to join the strike.