His sold-out residency highlights elements of Puerto Rican culture that many visitors miss, but a little digging can give travelers a richer experience.
Category: Civil Rights and Liberties
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Art Spiegelman, John Waters and Other Banned Artists on How Censorship Changed Them
Nine artists on how American censorship changed their work and their lives.
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Is Donald Trump an Antagonist or Champion of the Gay Community?
Gay backers of Donald Trump say he is blind to sexuality. Not everyone agrees.
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Takeaways From Graduation Speeches by Trump, Taraji P. Henson and Others
The New York Times studied videos of addresses posted online, including those by President Trump, Kermit the Frog and a slew of celebrity speakers. Here is a look at key themes that emerged.
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Supreme Court Unanimously Rules for Straight Woman in Workplace Discrimination Suit
The justices rejected an appeals court’s requirement that members of majority groups meet a heightened standard to win employment discrimination cases.
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Trump Administration Tells State Regulators It Won’t Back Some Discrimination Claims
The E.E.O.C. said it would stop paying state and local civil rights agencies for claims from transgender employees or those based on “disparate impact.”
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Kenneth Walker, 73, Journalist Who Bared Apartheid’s Brutality
He shared an Emmy for his reporting on “Nightline” about South Africa’s policy of racial segregation. The National Association of Black Journalists named him journalist of the year.
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Florida Mayor Threatens Cinema Over Israeli-Palestinian Film
The mayor of Miami Beach wants to end the lease of a group renting a city-owned property because it is screening the Academy Award-winning “No Other Land” there.
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Once a Champion for Trans Workers, the E.E.O.C. Is Now Walking Away
The nation’s primary regulator of workplace discrimination has moved to dismiss cases that may run afoul of President Trump’s executive order on gender.
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How Trump’s Changes to U.S. Gender Policy Could Affect Your Passport
President Trump’s order abolishing the “X” marker and recognizing only birth sex has caused confusion and anxiety for trans, intersex and gender-nonconforming travelers.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Lawyers Argue Seizure of Jail Notes Was Unjust
Lawyers for the music mogul objected at a hearing to prosecutors viewing handwritten materials from their client’s cell after a sweep of the Brooklyn jail where he is being held.