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UC San Diego Alumna Awarded National Medal of Arts
On Oct. 21, UC San Diego alumna Carrie Mae Weems received the National Medal of Arts at a White House ceremony presented by ...
Judith Jamison, iconic Alvin Ailey dancer and artistic director, dies at 81
Judith Jamison, the celebrated dancer and former artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has passed away ...
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Gary Clark Jr., Richard Linklater, Dennis Quaid among Texas Medal of Arts Awards honorees
The Texas Medal of Arts Awards, the Lone Star State version of the national Kennedy Center Honors, will lionize musician Gary ...
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Joy Harjo, poet: ‘The land does not belong to us; we’re just its stewards’
In her interview with EL PAÍS, the writer — the first Native American to be honored as United States Poet Laureate — reflects ...
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Lt. Col. Charles Whittlesey was both hero and victim of World War I. A new graphic novel tells the Medal of Honor recipient's story
On Christmas Eve of that year, on the Boston Common, Whittlesey was awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest military award ... When he returned from war, Whittlesey was a national celebrity for his ...
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Judith Jamison, transcendent dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey company, dies at 81
Jamison was awarded the Kennedy Center Honors in 1999. Other honors included the National Medal of Arts and the Handel Medallion, the highest cultural award from New York City.