Josephine Wright, 93, is fighting to stay on the South Carolina island where many Black families have been priced out. Snoop Dogg and Kyrie Irving have chipped in to help cover her legal costs.
Category: Philanthropy
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Nonprofit Theaters Are in Crisis. A Times Reporter Spoke With 72 of Them
Michael Paulson spoke with producers and artistic directors at nonprofit theaters across the country about the crisis their industry is facing.
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Bill Gates Meets Xi Jinping in First Visit to China Since 2019
China’s president, Xi Jinping, calls Mr. Gates “the first American friend I met in Beijing this year.”
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George Soros Gives Control of His $25 Billion Foundation to His Son
Alex Soros will take the reins of Open Society Foundations, a grant-making network, from his father, whose support of liberal causes has long made him a boogeyman of the right.
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Forests, Band from Singapore, Played On After U.S. Robbery
Forests, a band from Singapore, ended its tour in New York in high spirits, two weeks after being robbed in California.
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Brooklyn’s Batcave Reborn as Gotham’s Art Factory
A philanthropist spent $180 million to transform a relic of Gowanus’s industrial past into Powerhouse Arts, equipped to produce the art of the future.
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Downtown Clubbing With Phoebe Bridgers and Uptown Ladies Adorned in Hats
Gucci opened a shop in the meatpacking district, while socialites and philanthropists donned their best hats for a fund-raiser in Central Park.
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National Academies Members Demand Answers About Sacklers’ Donations
The Academies accepted millions of dollars from members of the Sackler family — including some who led Purdue Pharma, makers of OxyContin — even while advising federal officials on opioid policy.