Jonathan Abrams
National Culture Reporter at The New York Times
@NYTSports || Author: All The Pieces Matter, Boys Among Men|| Alum: @grantland33 and @latimes
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2 weeks ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Jonathan Abrams
Share Debi Young nodded in her maternal way, validating Jamie Hector’s concerns. Hector was nothing like Marlo Stanfield, the sociopathic shot caller he depicted in “The Wire” nearly a generation ago. But the latest script had called for Stanfield and a woman to be intimate in a car.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Jonathan Abrams
On his first day, Young observed Williams's nervousness, placing a hand on his shoulder. "You're not here by accident," Young said. "You're here by divine order. I want you to go out there and dance as hard as you can."He was self-conscious, she ascertained, about the long scar that ran across his face. "We know maybe you didn't like what happened during that time, but it's there," she told him. "It's part of you.
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1 month ago |
inclusionlondon.org.uk | Jonathan Abrams
Take Action, Today We’ve created a letter to help you urge your MP to protect Disabled people from harmful cuts to vital benefits. Sharing your personal story can make a more significant impact. If possible, include your experiences or explain why this issue matters. But if you’re short on time, don’t worry – you can send the letter as it is.
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1 month ago |
businessandamerica.com | Jonathan Abrams
Given the chance, Arthenia Joyner would have ordered a bacon and egg sandwich with a glass of orange juice. Instead, workers inside an F.W. Woolworth store in Tampa, Fla., declared their lunch counter closed to her and other high school students 65 years ago. The students refused to leave without being served. The protests did not carry the national prominence of the Greensboro sit-ins, Montgomery boycotts or Selma marches.
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1 month ago |
flipboard.com | Jonathan Abrams
A Play About Segregation Tries to ‘Ride a Fine Line’ in FloridaA production partly aimed at students that highlights Tampa’s history in the civil rights movement lands at a time when the state is changing what schools teach about race and history. Given the chance, Arthenia Joyner would have ordered a bacon and egg sandwich with a glass of orange juice. …
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