DC Preservation League launches effort to track buildings designed by African American architects
Calvin T.S. Brent is described as a local African American architect. One of the DC Preservation League’s newest projects is highlighting him.
I Discovered a Century-Old Wallpaper Behind My Drywall & Re-created It
When I bought my 1895 Queen Anne Victorian, I knew it had a basement apartment, but I hadn't seen it. With a little tweaking, ...
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Best 4K monitors 2024: HDR, 144Hz, budget, and best overall
4K resolution is now within reach of everyday PC users, promising a massive improvement to image quality, with four times the pixels of a 1080p display. A 4K monitor is useful not only in games ...
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A-Z List of Black and African-American inventors and inventions
Many Black inventors struggled through hardship, poverty, and, in some circumstances, slavery. Still, they prevailed and proved their genius to the world. The following are but a few of the many ...
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'Black-Black History Month' pop-up in Old Town Portland will celebrate Black joy and culture
PORTLAND, Oregon — A celebration of Black culture will be on display in February in Portland’s Old Town. Three floors of the Horizon Enterprise Building will be full of exhibits detailing ...
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Column: Black people built our university. UNC must build to remember them.
Black History Month is a time to celebrate the endless places, economies and minds revolutionized by Black music, movements, food, inventions, traditions and so much more. Although we should ...
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White Plains begins formal review of plans for The LOFT’s building
The White Plains Common Council at its meeting on the night of Feb. 3 began the formal review of plans for a 14-story building at the southwest corner of Court Street and Quarropas Street on what ...
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‘Twin Peaks,’ Two David Fincher Films and ‘Amadeus’ Arrive on 4K in February
In the streaming era, physical media continues to become an increasingly rarified collectible. Even if filmmakers work with companies that agree to release copies of their work on disc, the ...
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The 11 Very Best White Button-down Shirts for Women
A white button-down shirt is just about as versatile as a piece of clothing gets. What else works equally well for a job interview, a late-night drink, and over a bikini? That said, sometimes you ...
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Seven monochrome watches nailing the all-black trend
The Tudor Black Bay 41 re-entered the ring swinging last year, shrinking from 41 to 39mm, then hitting 37mm with the Black Bay 54. By switching from 4K colour to a suave Leica black and white ...
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Black History Month 2025 celebrates role of Black labor in building nation
Black History Month got its start in 1926 as Negro History Week. This year's theme celebrates the role of Black labor in building the nation ... months dead." The White House proclamation calls ...