Tag: Rustin

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These 3 Actors with Philadelphia Area Ties Have All Been Nominated For Oscars

Hollywood isn’t short on stars with Philadelphia roots, and two have been nominated for an Academy Awards, writes Max Bennett for The Patch.

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Here are Some of the Best Movies from Chester County

A crew of writers at The Philadelphia Inquirer got together and listed the top 50 movies from the Philadelphia area, with a few from Chester…

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New York Times: Philly Native, Actor Colman Domingo is Riding High Nearly a Decade After Almost Calling it Quits

In 2014, Colman Domingo experienced a breakthrough year of great highs, but also lows so low that he nearly called it quits. But this year…

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Former President Obama Wants to See Memory of West Chester’s Bayard Rustin Restored

Former president Barack Obama wants to see the memory of Bayard Rustin — a gay civil rights leader from West Chester who was instrumental in organizing…

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New Book, Movie to Ensure West Chester’s Bayard Rustin Gets ‘Respect and Recognition He Deserves’ 

West Chester native Bayard Rustin was the chief architect of the 1963 March on Washington but his contributions were mostly tossed aside by history, writes…

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West Chester Native, Gay Civil Rights Leader Takes Center Stage in New Biopic 

A new film that centers around a West Chester native civil rights icon is set to premier this fall. Rustin is about gay civil rights…