Meet the Collector: Marques Redd On Stewardship, Memory and Collecting Beyond Value

Meet the Collector: Marques Redd On Stewardship, Memory and Collecting Beyond Value

Larry Poncho Brown, Sidesteppin, 1990. Courtesy the Redd Family archives Established in Macon, Georgia, in 1990, Melgenia and Vernon Redd’s Miracles Art Gallery would go on to house one of the world’s most important collections of Black art. “By day, my parents worked as telecommunications engineers, immersed in blueprints, cables and network grids. By night…

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What twists lie ahead in NBA’s second half: A Knicks’ title run? An unexpected MVP? A robust tanking race

What twists lie ahead in NBA’s second half: A Knicks’ title run? An unexpected MVP? A robust tanking race

When the NBA’s regular season schedule resumes on Thursday, the spotlight will swivel to Madison Square Garden, where the Knicks will host the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons, following a pair of blowout losses — by a combined 69 points — in Detroit this season. The potential conference finals preview also marks the Pistons’ first trip to…

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NYC apartment fire kills 1 after firefighters’ battle to extinguish blaze slowed due to blocked hydrant

NYC apartment fire kills 1 after firefighters’ battle to extinguish blaze slowed due to blocked hydrant

A raging fire killed an elderly man inside a Queens apartment building on Sunday evening, after firefighters’ efforts to extinguish the flames were slowed down by a car blocking a fire hydrant, according to authorities. Nearly 90 EMS personnel and firefighters rushed to respond to the blaze that broke out at the apartment complex on…

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Maniac who allegedly pushed woman onto NYC subway tracks, punched straphanger, also slugged teen girl during rampage

Maniac who allegedly pushed woman onto NYC subway tracks, punched straphanger, also slugged teen girl during rampage

A maniac who allegedly pushed a woman onto Brooklyn subway tracks and punched another straphanger in the face Saturday finished off his violent tirade by pummeling an innocent 17-year-old girl moments later, prosecutors revealed Sunday. Curtis Signal — who has a history of violence against women — slugged the teen “dead in the face,” prosecutors…

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