A new exhibition on Mary Cardwell Dawson, founder of the National Negro Opera Company, opens March 26 at the Charlotte Museum of History. The company was established in 1941 and is the first successful Black opera company in the country.
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Troves of artifacts were stolen from Japan during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. Over 20 pieces of looted items were found in the attic of a Massachusetts home.
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Johnson studied with Ansel Adams in the 1940s and became known as one of the foremost photographers of San Francisco's Black urban culture.
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A new documentary series reveals the disturbing shadows behind the bright cheeriness of children's television.
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A newly unsealed complaint filed in New York by Williams' guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, argues that the former TV talk show host was "incapable" of agreeing to the Lifetime documentary.
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Negishi was in his 40s when he came up with the idea of prototyping a mass-produced, coin-operated karaoke machine, branded "Sparko Box" in 1967.
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Author Susan Lieu transforms her acclaimed 2019 one-woman show — 140 LBS: How Beauty Killed My Mother -- into a memoir of her family after the death of her mother due to botched plastic surgery.
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The arts organization faces an uncertain future following the resignation of its 13-member board of directors, nearly $200,000 in unpaid rent, and an eviction notice delivered last month.
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A new exhibit at the Museum of the Cherokee People opens today. Called sov·er·eign·ty, the exhibit focuses on the autonomy of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. BPR’s Senior Regional Reporter Lilly Knoepp talked with the curators Director of Education Dakota Brown and Director of Collections Evan Mathis.
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The 28-year-old from Winston-Salem has cultivated an upbeat sound with pop refrains and inventive, laugh-out-loud lyrics. He discusses his songs and ongoing devotion to The Beatles.
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Keith Haring, Salvador Dalí, David Hockney, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roy Lichtenstein and others adorned the park's rides. Those attractions have been in shipping containers ever since — until now.
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Gina Chung's collection is a fantastic medley of short stories that dance between literary fiction, fable, Korean folklore, and science fiction — and one that's full of emotional intelligence.
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The pop crooner was behind some of the biggest power ballads of the 1970s and '80s. His wife said he died in his sleep.
PODCASTS
SouthBound, hosted by journalist Tommy Tomlinson, features conversations with notable Southerners from all walks of life – from artists to athletes to politicians.
Amplifier, a podcast hosted by Joni Deutsch, explores the Charlotte area music scene, including the artists, the venues and all those who work to bring music to the community.
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