he bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church 63 years ago this week shocked the country and proved to be a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. Founded in 1873, it was the city’s first Black church. It became so central to the community it was known at the time simply as “Everybody’s Church.” People returned this week to the church not just to preserve what happened there, but to give people a place to reflect on what it means for them now.
Harry Styles led a moment of reflection at Madison Square Garden on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, asking concertgoers to put their phones away and honor New York City's resilience, days after catching flak over controversial ticket artwork. The 32-year-old British pop star stopped his eighth show of a 30-night MSG residency […] The post Harry Styles pauses MSG residency to mark 25th anniversary of September 11 appeared first on American Almanac .
Harry Styles led a moment of reflection at Madison Square Garden on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, asking concertgoers to put their phones away and honor New York City's resilience, days after catching flak over controversial ticket artwork. The 32-year-old British pop star stopped his eighth show of a 30-night MSG residency on Friday night to address the weight of the date. Styles told the crowd he wanted them to think about "the events that not only shaped this city but shaped the century that we live in." He then invited his bandmate Yaffra to perform a piano rendition of Bill Evans' "Peace Piece" while the audience sat in silence with their eyes closed. The tribute came two days after Styles drew criticism over a…Open
On Friday's "The Daily Take": NewsNation's Connell McShane speaks with Geraldo Rivera about the Sept. 11 attacks. The event led Rivera to make the decision to leave the primetime studio to become a war correspondent. "It was a gut-wrenching day," Rivera says. "I went to my bosses at NBC and I said, 'You have to let me be a war correspondent.' I can't go back to life as it was because life was never going to be the same again after what happened." Rivera says the memory of that day each year gnaws at him, and has affected him in a way that is impossible to put into words. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Connell McShane. Weekdays starting at 3p/2C. NewsNation is…
In the ABC News special, "9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later," athletes, musicians and entertainers reflect on how their industries brought healing after 9/11.
As the credits roll, the ticket-buyers reenter the world. The post The Little Joys of Leaving a Movie Theater appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture The Little Joys of Leaving a Movie Theater As the credits roll, the ticket-buyers reenter the world. Photo by Stéphane Ouzounoff / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images Last weekend, while I was watching the 1961 version of West Side Story on the big screen at an old theater in my hometown of Columbus, it started to rain outside. The storm caused weird sounds to echo inside the cavernous, ornate building, which was constructed in 1928. The emphatic rumble of rain hitting the rooftop competed, at moments, with the equally forceful music by Leonard Bernstein and words by Stephen Sondheim. But I did not mind. To…Open
Looking for my key amid the shrubbery, I found a fossil instead. The post On the Death and Consolations of Reading appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag On the Death and Consolations of Reading Looking for my key amid the shrubbery, I found a fossil instead. TakiMag Slight setbacks may have disproportionate effects upon one’s mood, and despair may be induced by trivia. For example, the other day I lost the key to my post-box somewhere between the latter and the house, 500 yards away. The track is somewhat overgrown, and despite several prolonged searches, I could not find the key. Even on the very small scale of my own life, this was no tragedy, but the inconvenience of it—having to buy and install a new post-box—nevertheless made me wonder whether it (that is to…Open
In a world filled with noise and notifications, Sister Mary Catharine Perry has built her life around silence. She explains how stepping back from the noise can make being truly present possible on this week's episode of "One Nation Under God." Watch this full episode: https://youtu.be/zDgw8f1Dno4 #religion #cloisterednun #Catholicism
