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My wife and I had three biological children starting 30 years ago, and then, five years ago, we became foster parents to a young boy whom we legally adopted when it became clear that he needed a permanent home. I call him “son” and he calls me “dad,” though others sometimes mistake me for his grandfather. I love my new son no less, though occasionally differently, than our biological children. If I’m honest, in one way I may love him more, because we became a father and son, together, of our own free will.

Publicity photo of Paul Robeson, 1930s As a successful actor, athlete, singer and activist, Paul Robeson‘s impact on American culture is profound. At the height of his popularity, he was a cultural leader in the war against fascism abroad and racism at home. Though Robeson was respected by peers like Eleanor Roosevelt, W.E.B. Du Bois, Marian Anderson, Pablo Neruda and Lena Horne, he struggled for further understanding of cultural difference in the United States and was Blacklisted in the 1950s.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S. Senate. Biden will also recognize Sandra Lindsay, the New York City nurse who rolled up her sleeve on live television in December 2020 to receive the first COVID-19 vaccine dose that was pumped into an arm in the United States, the White House announced Friday.

To her credit, director Arin Arbus lets us see all the ugliest implications of “The Merchant of Venice” in the fascinating production she has staged for the Shakespeare Theatre Company. You can claim for this great and hideous play — in which not a single character escapes shame — an idea that Shakespeare is unflinching in his portrait of vengeance and prejudice. Or you can hear it for “Jew” being used as an epithet so often that the word batters you into inchoate rage.

TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles is back. The 2016 Olympic gymnastics champion will return to competition in the balance beam final on Tuesday, a little over a week after stepping away from the meet to focus on her mental health. “We are so excited to confirm that you will see two U.S. athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow — Suni Lee AND Simone Biles!! Can’t wait to watch you both!

By Jacqueline BoydFeatures correspondent Getty ImagesDogs, like humans, need to learn basic "life skills". The training helps them deal calmly with other dogs and humans – and lets them live a happier, stress-free life. Every year at Crufts, the UK's largest dog show, canines and their people can participate in all manner of exciting competitions. Whether heelwork-to-music (essentially dancing with dogs) or obedience, or the high-speed relay races of flyball, it can be a marvellous feast of fun for performance dogs.

Beginners and experts research their ancestry and the history of Minneapolis and its...MoreMore More than 25,000 books and other materials held in Hennepin County Library's James K. Hosmer Special Collections help authors to write spellbinding tales, families to discover their ancestry, and Minneapolis residents to explore the rich history of their neighborhoods and the city. More than 25,000 books and other materials held in Hennepin County Library's James K. Hosmer Special Collections help authors to write spellbinding tales, families to discover their ancestry, and Minneapolis residents to explore the rich history of their neighborhoods and the city.

American Click to see full answer. Keeping this in view, is Nicholas Turturro Italian? Nicholas Turturro – Wikipedia Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York. His mother, Katherine Florence (Incerella), was an amateur jazz singer, who worked in a Navy yard during World War II, and was born in the U.S., to Italian parents, with roots in Sicily.Likewise, did Nicholas Turturro leave Blue Bloods? “Blue Bloods’ actors Nicholas Turturro Jr. and Will Estes are seen leaving after having lunch at Urth Cafe In West Hollywood.

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