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NEW YORK — Armed with a camera and a documentarian’s keen eye, Village Voice photographer Fred W. McDarrah captured historic moments in the unfurling of the LGBTQ+ movement. He didn’t have to travel far. After all, his newspaper’s headquarters were in Greenwich Village, meaning he witnessed many watershed LGBTQ+ events by simply stepping on the […]
Traveling through clandestine airwaves, Kurt Cobain touched down in Havana, Cuba, in the turbulent early 1990s. A time of dire economic hardship for the island nation after the fall of the Soviet Union, the “Special Period” pushed thousands of Cubans to migrate, risking their lives at sea. Those who stayed suffered through great scarcity (the […]
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — As the nation continues to mark Transgender Awareness Week, advocates say it’s an important time to amplify the stories of trans people while also acknowledging the challenges the trans community is facing. Tarren McDonnell is well aware of those challenges. While life for the 22-year-old is great now, there was a time […]
U.S Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) addresses the 2024 Alaska Federation of Natives convention on Oct. 18, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan addressed the 2024 Alaska Federation of Natives convention Friday morning, presenting on a number of legislative priorities aimed at aiding Alaska Native people. He began his remarks by discussing […]