Anthony Mangos
LATEST ARTICLES BY Anthony Mangos
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Culture
‘Summer of Soul,’ a look back at the pulsating 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival
July 23, 2021Music scene of the late sixties and early seventies was a zenith for the many styles of which African were a part.
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Politics
All aboard to defeat Trump: Biden train tour in Pennsylvania steel country
October 5, 2020Biden vowed a presidency that would fight for working people and their jobs and families, “not for corporations," at a whistle stop in Johnstown.
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Culture
‘The Sit-In’: The week Harry Belafonte hosted ‘The Tonight Show’
September 25, 2020The camera sweeps over an applauding audience. Ed McMahon announces his familiar introduction—with a twist.
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Culture
‘Redbone’: Native American rock band shines in new graphic novel
September 4, 2020Redbone, a band consisting of four Native American musicians, officially formed in 1969, but their journey began many years earlier. 'Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band' is a new graphic novel that...
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Culture
‘They Called Us Enemy’: Star Trek’s George Takei pens graphic novel memoir
August 8, 2019As a survivor of the Japanese-American internment camps of WWII, Takei reveals the correlation between the wrongs of the past and our current crisis of discrimination.
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Culture
Fare Thee Well: Joan Baez in New York City
May 10, 2019Joan Baez, an icon of folk music and progressive activism, demonstrated what we already knew. She is in solidarity with the people.
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Culture
‘The Hard Stuff’: Wayne Kramer’s life in the revolutionary MC5
September 18, 2018The story of the MC5 remains a powerful example of how music can spark inspiration for the greater cause.
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Books
“March”: John Lewis’ graphic novel trilogy
October 25, 2016These illustrated books present the life of Rep. Lewis and his deep involvement in the fight for civil rights equality.
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