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Sonny Barger, Face of the Hells Angels, Dies at 83
He cultivated the motorcycle club’s outlaw image and was a pivotal figure in its emergence as an emblem of West Coast rebellion in the 1960s.
Overlooked No More: William B. Gould, Escaped Slave and Civil War Diarist
He served nearly three years in the U.S. Navy and documented almost all of it, leaving an invaluable record of Black life during the war.
Charles Kernaghan, Scourge of Sweatshops, Is Dead at 74
He specialized in taking down high-profile brands that used low-wage labor, including a line of clothing licensed by Kathie Lee Gifford.
A Road Trip Explores Pennsylvania’s Rye Whiskey
Old Monongahela rye is having a comeback. A distillery road trip tells the story of its fall and rise, with Alexander Hamilton playing the villain.
Urvashi Vaid, Pioneering L.G.B.T.Q. Activist, Is Dead at 63
Over a four-decade career, she profoundly shaped a range of progressive issues, including AIDS advocacy, prison reform and gay rights.
Urvashi Vaid, Pioneering L.G.B.T.Q. Activist, Is Dead at 63
Over a four-decade career, she profoundly shaped a range of progressive issues, including AIDS advocacy, prison reform and gay rights.
Black Whiskey Maker Sues Diageo Over Discrimination at Bulleit
Eboni Major was blending award-winning bourbon at Bulleit but she alleges that just as she was becoming a public face of the brand, she faced...
Two Members of the Mighty Diamonds, Acclaimed Reggae Trio, Are Dead
Tabby Diamond, 66, was shot and killed Tuesday in Kingston, Jamaica. Bunny Diamond, 70, died three days later after a long illness.
Julian Heicklen, Cantankerous Civil Liberties Advocate, Dies at 90
A retired chemistry professor, he staged weekly protests in front of a Manhattan courthouse, angering prosecutors, who tried to send him to prison.
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