Cleo Sylvestre, acclaimed actress of The Marvellous Adventure of Mary Seacole and first black woman to play a National Theatre lead, dies at 79

An obituary from London’s Telegraph. Cleo Sylvestre, who has died aged 79, was the first black woman to appear in a leading role at the National …

Cleo Sylvestre, acclaimed actress of The Marvellous Adventure of Mary Seacole and first black woman to play a National Theatre lead, dies at 79

Fascism Late, Early; Fascists Now, Then | The Brooklyn Rail

During the Trump era, when troops of neo-Nazis, white nationalists, Proud Boys, MAGA hats, militiamen, and Men’s Rights Activists descended on my city, there was little debate about what to call them: “fascist” seemed simple enough, even if one did not always know what ideology, exactly, moved which knife- or stick-wielding creep.
— Read on brooklynrail.org/2024/09/field-notes/fascism-late-early-fascists-now-then/

Springfield mayor seeks ‘help not hate’ as more bomb threats close schools, offices

Springfield City School District closed one middle school and evacuated two elementary schools.
— Read on www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/two-springfield-schools-evacuated-another-closed-district-cites-police-info/K26FV7URSVGPTB2IUPSFJCGUDM/