TAMPA, Fla. – The path Tiana Marshall took in life led to hardships. “I was a preacher kid,” she explained. “But I was kind of rough, you know? So the plans that were laid out before me, but I kind of went the other way.” As a teenager, she had a child, got married and divorced. …
The coin honoring the late poet and civil rights activist went into circulation Monday and pays tribute to her 1970 autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou is making history once again. The late prolific poet and civil rights activist, who died at the age of 86 in 2014, has become the first Black woman …
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Dr Meenu Kumar, Director, Cosmo Arts (India) is one of the most vibrant and dynamic personalities in the field of art. She is a well-known art curator, artist, social activist and art critic Dr Meenu Kumar, Director, Cosmo Arts (India) is one of the most vibrant and dynamic personalities in the field of art. She …
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The New York Yankees are promoting Rachel Balkovec to manager of the Low A Tampa Tarpons, making her the first woman to skipper a team affiliated with Major League Baseball, according to two people familiar with the move. The people spoke to The Associated Press on Sunday night on condition of anonymity because the club hadn’t announced …
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A girl from Rajasthan’s village, Bassi, took it upon herself after families in the village refused to let girls travel to the nearest library, which was 13-14 Kms away amidst fear of molestation, and opened a library herself in the village. She undertook this task to make learning more accessible to the girls in the …
