Congratulations to @monicadrake on her promotion to a deputy managing editor where she will oversee our growing Culture and Careers department and continue her strategic role as the coordinator of new journalism initiatives. https://t.co/SLyNExlmyo
Pierre Toussaint, who was born into slavery, became a hairdresser and a philanthropist who donated to various causes and aided the ill. He is one of six Black North Americans being considered for sainthood. https://t.co/XCi5ChoKXs
Simone Biles won a record eighth national all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in San Jose with a total score of 118.450 over two nights of competition.
At 26 years old, Biles is the oldest woman to ever win the U.S. all-around crown.
https://t.co/AwQ9rLlhYC
I wrote about Sinead O’Connor and how the experiences that shaped her — child abuse, teenage incarceration at a church-run home for “fallen women,” attacks she faced as an adult — helped chart the forces she fought against in her art and public life. https://t.co/Gb6jbUv4VV
Breaking News: Harry Belafonte, the barrier-breaking singer, actor and activist who became a major force in the civil rights movement, has died at 96. https://t.co/LTpfanpUDq