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Harry Belafonte, Musician, Actor and Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 96
Harry Belafonte, the musician and actor who later became a noted civil rights activist, has died. He was 96.
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David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author, Dies at 89
David McCullough, a two-time winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award who also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, has died at the age of 89, his publisher announced Monday.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren's Book ‘Persist' to Come Out in April
Henry Holt and Company announced Wednesday that “Persist,” which the publisher calls “a deeply personal book and a powerful call to action,” will be released April 20. “Persist” will refer to Warren’s recent bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, won by Joe Biden, but is not a campaign memoir. “I wrote ‘Persist’ because I remain as committed as ever to…
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Former Harvard Professor Nathan Glazer Dies in Cambridge
Nathan Glazer, a prominent sociologist and public intellectual who assisted on a classic study of conformity, “The Lonely Crowd,” and co-authored a groundbreaking document of non-conformity, “Beyond the Melting Pot,” has died at 95. Glazer’s daughter, Sarah Glazer, confirmed her father died at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Saturday morning.
