Kayla Randall
Editorial Specialist at NPR
Editorial specialist @NPR | Words: @wcp @cjr @Washingtonian @225batonrouge | Forever LSU | @lsureveille alum
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3 weeks ago |
smithsonianmag.com | Kayla Randall
Laid out like an orchestra in a quiet gallery room, 40 colorful gems have one of the planet’s most distinguished conductors: a red diamond, 2.33 of the rarest carats in the world, shining like a little bit of magic. It’s called the Winston Red Diamond, and what makes it so exceptional is the nature of its redness. Designated as a “fancy red” by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), a global authority on gems, it’s one of the largest of its kind ever found.
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2 months ago |
smithsonianmag.com | Kayla Randall
Before she was a legend, Josephine Baker was a little girl from Missouri who loved to make funny faces. Teachers chided her for this habit; Baker paid them little heed. “Our faces aren’t made to sleep,” she later said. Baker’s life was so full that it’s easy to imagine she never slept.
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Jan 14, 2025 |
smithsonianmag.com | Kayla Randall
About 7,000 public servants make up the Smithsonian Institution. That’s a fact that Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III likes to emphasize when he talks about the place to which he’s devoted his life and work. Bunch became the Smithsonian’s 14th Secretary in 2019 and, before that, was founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). His history at the Smithsonian goes back even further.
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Jan 3, 2025 |
msn.com | Kayla Randall
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