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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Events to celebrate Juneteenth at a Dayton Metro Library
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — There are several events on tap at Dayton Metro Libraries that will celebrate Juneteenth, beginning today. The following events are for guests of all ages to enjoy and will be happening throughout the month. Family Storytime: Holidays and Celebrations, Wednesday, June 4, 4-4:45 pm, Burkhardt Branch: Enjoy books, songs, and activities that recognize Juneteenth. A screening of '12 Years a Slave,' Saturday, June 7, 2-4 pm, Southeast Branch: The movie released in 2013 and is rated R. Teen DIY: Craft Stick Wall Hangings!, Tuesday, June 10, 3-5 pm, Southeast Branch. Coloring for Adults, Wednesday, June 11, 10-11 am, Northwest Branch: Registration is required. A screening of 'Selma,' Saturday, June 14, 2-4 pm, Southeast Branch: The movie released in 2015 and is rated PG-13. Juneteenth Bingo and Crafts, Monday, June 16, 4-5 pm, Trotwood Branch: For students in grades 1-4. African American Genealogy, Monday, June 16, 7-8 pm, Northwest Branch: A presentation by Shawna Woodward, a DML Genealogy Librarian. Registration is required. Teen DIY: Juneteenth, Tuesday, June 17, 3-5 pm, Southeast Branch: A craft making session that will also feature a history on Juneteenth. Juneteenth Paper Freedom Quilt, Tuesday, June 17, 6-7 pm, Trotwood Branch A Juneteenth Discussion, Tuesday, June 17, 7-8:15 pm, Northwest Branch: Karen D. Brame of DML's Special Collections Department and community guests will speak about the holiday and its global impact. Juneteenth Jewelry Making, Wednesday, June 18, 1:30-2:30 pm, West Branch: For students in grades 1-4. Black is Also a Rainbow Color Storytime, Wednesday, June 18, 4-4:30 pm, Trotwood Branch: A reading of 'Black is a Rainbow Color,' as well as craft making. This event is for babies and toddlers. Juneteenth: The Hate U Give, Saturday, June 21, 2-4 pm, Southeast Branch: A screening of 'The Hate U Give,' which released in 2018 and is rated PG-13. Juneteenth Attire Fashion Show, Saturday, June 28, 3-5 pm, West Branch: Those interested in modeling need to register beforehand. Spots are limited. All Dayton Metro Library locations will be closed on Thursday, June 19, the day the holiday is observed. To register for events visit the library's website or call the help line at 937-463-2665. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Guardian
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Director Ava DuVernay calls on artists and historians to resist ‘criminal' Trump
Ava DuVernay, an Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning director, has urged artists and historians to hold the line against a 'criminal' US president at a time when 'truth itself is under revision'. DuVernay, whose films include Selma, which chronicles Martin Luther King's campaign for voting rights, issued the rallying cry while receiving an award at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington. The ceremony came against the backdrop of Donald Trump signing an executive order that seeks to purge 'improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology' from the Smithsonian Institution. The president has also seized control of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and fired the librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. Asked if she is alarmed by Trump's assault on arts and culture, DuVernay told the Guardian: 'Certainly. But not surprised. When you elect a criminal you should expect crimes.' Trump is the first convicted felon to serve as president, having been found guilty last year on 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush-money payment to the adult film performer Stormy Daniels. Yet his election did not surprise DuVernay. 'It feels right in line,' the 52-year-old mused. 'I study history. So.' Selma was the first film directed by an African American woman to be nominated for a best picture Oscar. DuVernay's other works include 13th, a documentary about racial injustice and mass incarceration, and Origin, an adaptation of the historian Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste. On Thursday she became the first director, writer and producer to receive the Smithsonian's Great Americans Medal, which recognises lifetime contributions that embody American ideals and ideas. Previous honourees include the secretary of state Madeleine Albright, general Colin Powell, musician Paul Simon, doctor Anthony Fauci and supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (posthumously). In an acceptance speech that drew a standing ovation at the National Museum of American History, DuVernay did not mention Trump by name but offered a stirring defence of the Smithsonian, which she described as 'an institution that understands the weight of history and the wonder of telling it well. 'That understanding feels especially urgent now at a time when truth itself is under revision and fear feels like an animating force. Fear of mirrors, fear of memory, fear of the full American story told in its dazzling complexity and devastating contradictions.' The film-maker, who grew up in Compton, California, continued: 'History is not a weapon to be sheathed when inconvenient. It's not a bedtime story meant to lull us to sleep. It is a river flowing deep and often turbulent and the Smithsonian has long been the bridge that lets us cross with care. We know that what is sometimes labelled improper ideology is in fact connective. That what some call distorted is simply a new perspective, long buried, now revealed. 'Let me tell you about a child who walks into the Smithsonian museums and sees a photograph of a woman who looks like her mother or grandmother, standing tall in protest or in prayer or in pride. Let me tell you about a teacher who brings students here because their textbooks do not speak of redlining or Tulsa or internment camps or Stonewall. 'Let me tell you about families – Black, white, Native, immigrant – who walk through the doors of Smithsonian museums and feel that this country might just make room for them after all. That is not indoctrination. That is belonging. That is education. That is democracy.' DuVernay paid tribute to the Smithsonian secretary, Lonnie Bunch, for confronting the contradictions in America's founding and illuminating the fault lines in its systems. 'Because the truth is there is no honour in history that flatters itself,' she said. 'There is no integrity in memory that only remembers some and there's no future in forgetting. 'To those who would close their eyes to injustice, who would silence the voices of our elders, our ancestors, our scholars, our artists, I offer this. We will not comply with forgetting. We will not make myths in place of memory. We will not trade the truth for contortions in comfort. 'Instead we will gather, we will remember, we will teach, we will share, we will tell it all. Let us hold that line and let us remind those who try to restore a narrow divisive view of the past that the future belongs to the whole of us. And even when the current swell is upon us, the bridge will hold because truth deserves passage. And with the Smithsonian and this museum we do not cross alone.' Founded in 1846, the Smithsonian is the world's biggest museum, education and research complex. But Trump's executive order, issued in March, argues that the institution has recently 'come under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology' and calls on Vice-President JD Vance, a member of the Smithsonian's board of regents, to lead a counteroffensive. In an interview Anthea Hartig, director of the National Museum of American History, said her institution had not felt political pressure yet. 'We put ourselves through our own paces and we need to be able to defend our scholarship, our choice of interpretation and our framing and then engage in honest discourse. So far it's been a very honest and forthright exchange.' She added: 'We appreciate everyone's concern deeply and we truly ask them to continue to support us and to visit and to engage in the big questions of history that we present.'
CBS News
06-05-2025
- CBS News
Missing Central California woman Kelsy Ramos found dead near Fresno, police say
A woman from Stanislaus County who was reported missing last week has been found dead in a community near Fresno, authorities announced Monday. According to the Turlock Police Department, 44-year-old Kelsy Ramos of Turlock was reported missing around 3:40 p.m. on May 2. Earlier in the day she was last seen by her family in the town of Newman and her last known location was in Turlock around 11 a.m. Ramos' vehicle, a white 2017 Nissan Versa, was spotted on West Shaw Avenue in Fresno that afternoon. In an update posted Monday, Turlock police said they were contacted by police in Selma, a city about 15 miles southeast of Fresno. Selma Police said they were investigating a call about a deceased person who matched the description of Ramos. Turlock detectives traveled to Selma and confirmed the identity of Ramos. Investigators with both agencies determined there was no indication of foul play. Ramos' family has been notified. "To Kelsy's family, friends, and loved ones—our hearts are with you. We ask our community to join us in lifting them up during this incredibly difficult time," police said in a statement. It is with deep sadness that we share an update in the missing person investigation involving Kelsy Ramos. Turlock... Posted by City of Turlock - Turlock Police Department on Monday, May 5, 2025 Authorities in Selma will continue leading the death investigation, Turlock police said. Ramos' official cause of death will be determined pending coroner and toxicology reports. Anyone with additional information about the case is asked to contact the Selma Police Department at 559-896-2525.
Daily Mail
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Selma Blair goes viral after parading her naughty underwear on red carpet
had a playful exchange with Betsey Johnson at Daily Front Row's 9th Annual Fashion Awards. The 52-year-old actress presented the 82-year-old designer with the event's Lifetime Achievement Award on Thursday at the Beverley Hills Hotel. Selma lifted her metallic gold ruffled skirt to show the fashion icon her cheeky cat underwear. Johnson shared the moment in a TikTok clip posted to her 821,000 followers, writing in the caption, 'I see London, I see France I saw Selma's.... Amazing personality < 3.' She and the silver screen siren matched, wearing different iterations of the same dress -a strapless number with billowy skirts. Her TikTok has so far collected more than 87,000 likes and hundreds of comments praising the Cruel Intentions star. Selma shared a slew of photos with her followers. In the caption, she wrote: 'Thank you again to @dailyfrontrow for giving me this honor of presenting @betseyjohnson with a lifetime achievement award. 'The love and appreciation and sweetness of this evening was just what we needed. You are the absolute best dear #betseyjohnson.' She gave a remarkable update at the awards show last week, revealing that her MS is 'truly in remission.' 'I am doing amazingly well. I've been feeling great for about a year,' she told People at the Beverly Hills Hotel ceremony. 'I am finally well enough to really, genuinely... I always try and feel my best, but now that I actually have stamina and energy, getting out and going out isn't so scary.' She said she's now aiming to focus on her career, but will continue to be a voice for people with chronic illness. Blair iterated that she wants to help other people and remind them to dream and set goals for the future, even when they are unsure if they will have a future. 'I still am advocating for people with chronic illness and getting better, and what that looks like when you haven't made your wishes. How do we give ourselves a new life force?' she posited. In January Variety reported that Blair has three upcoming movies: Stay Forte, a drama about the Israel-Hamas war; a supernatural thriller called Silent; and a twin drama called There There. 'I started feeling really better this last year and I'm back at work and doing things, so I will have things to announce,' she said at the time.
Daily Mail
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Selma Blair flashes her cat underwear for Betsey Johnson after remarkable health update
Selma Blair had a playful exchange with Betsey Johnson at Daily Front Row's 9th Annual Fashion Awards. The 52-year-old actress — who just shared an unbelievable health update — presented the 82-year-old designer with the event's Lifetime Achievement Award on Thursday. But before they took the stage together they joked around on the red carpet, with Selma lifting her metallic gold ruffled skirt to show the fashion icon her cheeky cat underwear. Johnson shared the moment in a TikTok clip posted to her 821,000 followers, writing in the caption, 'I see London, I see France I saw Selma's.... Amazing personality < 3.' She and the silver screen siren matched, wearing different iterations of the same dress — a strapless number with billowy skirts. For her part, Betsey wore a metallic silver version embellished with tiny stones, layering it over a long-sleeved, black, fishnet shirt. She sported her signature whimsical style, wearing her blonde hair in a spiky ponytail with choppy face-framing bangs. Her TikTok has so far collected more than 87,000 likes and hundreds of comments praising the Cruel Intentions star. Taking to Instagram after the public appearance, Selma shared a slew of photos with her 3.2 million followers. In an enthusiastic caption, she wrote, 'Thank you again to @dailyfrontrow for giving me this honor of presenting @betseyjohnson with a lifetime achievement award.' The mother-of-one gushed, 'The love and appreciation and sweetness of this evening was just what we needed. You are the absolute best dear #betseyjohnson.' She gave a remarkable update at the awards show last week, revealing that her MS is 'truly in remission.' The Hollywood vet had previously used a cane and service dog for red carpet appearances. 'I am doing amazingly well. I've been feeling great for about a year,' she told People at the Beverly Hills Hotel ceremony. 'I am finally well enough to really, genuinely... I always try and feel my best, but now that I actually have stamina and energy, getting out and going out isn't so scary.' She said she's now aiming to focus on her career, but will continue to be a voice for people with chronic illness. Blair iterated that she wants to help other people and remind them to dream and set goals for the future, even when they are unsure if they will have a future. 'I still am advocating for people with chronic illness and getting better, and what that looks like when you haven't made your wishes. How do we give ourselves a new life force?' she posited. In January Variety reported that Blair has three upcoming movies: Stay Forte, a drama about the Israel-Hamas war; a supernatural thriller called Silent; and a twin drama calledThere There. 'I started feeling really better this last year and I'm back at work and doing things, so I will have things to announce,' she said at the time.
