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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Lebanese-American Artist Etel Adnan Honored With Google Doodle  Hyperallergic Source link

When Hill was a young comic in the 1970s, he refused to deign to racist stereotypes of Native Americans. Rather, his material addressed bigotry toward Native Americans throughout history, taking aim at White viewers, the forced displacement of indigenous people and even the harmful history of Christopher Columbus and Plymouth Rock Pilgrims. In 1977, 26-year-old Hill appeared on “The Richard Pryor Show,” the first time a Native American stand-up performed on a program that aired across the… Source link

Reeve was paralyzed from the neck down in a horse riding accident in 1995 and spent the rest of his life lobbying for disabled rights and advocating for research into spinal cord injuries. “While the world first knew him for his starring role in the 1978 film Superman, it was his courage and humanity following the accident that left him paralyzed that touched so many people around the globe,” Reeve’s family said in a statement on Google. His efforts included advocating for spinal cord… Source link

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Google is remembering Swedish DJ Avicii on what would have been his 32nd birthday on Sept. 8, 2021 with a Google Doodle. Avicii, who’s real name is Tim Bergling, became a global sensation and a major player in the EDM genre. The Google Doodle on Tuesday becomes an animated video that plays his viral hit, ‘Wake Me Up.’ The doodle honors his legacy “as one of the first artists to elevate electronic music to mainstream global success,” Google… Source link

There is a chance that not many people, outside Olympic historians, have ever heard the name Tommy Kono. Google Doogle is making sure that never happens again and that he is always remembered.  On Sunday, Google honored Kono on what would have been his 91st birthday with a Doodle animation depicting the clean and jerk, one of the more common weightlifting exercises.  Kono was held in an internment camp during World War II at the age of 12, one of more… Source link