Gloria Allen, Transgender Activist Who Ran a Charm School, Dies at 76
She overcame a life of intolerance and abuse to teach style, etiquette and life lessons to young transgender people who were at risk.
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Photo CreditPhil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Photo Creditvia Jim Boulton Ken Knowlton, a Father of Computer Art and Animation, Dies at 91
His work at Bell Labs in the 1960s laid the groundwork for today’s computer-generated imagery in film and on TV.
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Photo CreditAssociated Press Baxter Black, Who Elevated Cowboy Poetry to Folk Art, Dies at 77
His wide-ranging work, including books, speeches and regular appearances on NPR, celebrated cowpokes, feed lots and life on the range.
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Photo Creditvia Afshar Dodson family Haleh Afshar, Who Fought for Rights of Muslim Women, Dies at 77
An Iranian-born British scholar and self-described “Muslim feminist,” she joined the House of Lords and advised the British government on women’s issues.
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Photo CreditSteven Lippman Harry Gesner, Architect of Soaring California Style, Dies at 97
His houses cantilevered from cliffs, straddled canyons and sprung from mountains; they would come to define the Southern California landscape.
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Photo CreditVernon Biever/Associated Press Hugh McElhenny, Elusive Hall of Fame Halfback, Is Dead at 93
Known as the King, he was a thrilling figure on the field, twisting and turning as he frustrated defenders on his circuitous romps to the end zone.
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Photo CreditPiotr Redlinski for The New York Times Meghan Stabile, Who Linked Jazz and Hip-Hop, Dies at 39
Shows that she produced on a shoestring sought to energize the jazz scene by connecting with younger audiences accustomed to D.J.s and turntables.
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Photo CreditOzier Muhammad/The New York Times Tony Siragusa, a Defensive Lineman Known as Goose, Dies at 55
Siragusa won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens in the 2000 season and worked as a broadcaster after his playing career.
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Photo CreditTyrus Ortega Gaines Vivian Hewitt, Who Amassed a Major Collection of Black Art, Dies at 102
Ms. Hewitt, a librarian, and her husband used their keen eyes and connections in New York to buy works by Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence and others.
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More in Overlooked ›Photo Creditvia Gould family Overlooked No More: William B. Gould, Escaped Slave and Civil War Diarist
He served nearly three years in the U.S. Navy and documented almost all of it, leaving an invaluable record of Black life during the war.
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Photo CreditHulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images Overlooked No More: Maureen Colquhoun, Pathbreaking Politician Waylaid by Bias
Colquhoun campaigned for women’s rights in Britain’s male-dominated Parliament. But her political career came to an end when she was outed as a lesbian.
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Photo CreditAngel Franco/The New York Times Overlooked No More: Junichi Arai, Innovative Textile Designer
His experimentations with different materials and technology earned him widespread recognition as well as patents and awards.
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Photo CreditMan Ray 2015 Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY/ADAGP, Paris Overlooked No More: Ady Fidelin, Black Model ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’
She appeared in hundreds of Man Ray’s photos, was friends with Picasso and is believed to be the first Black model to appear in a major American fashion magazine.
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Photo CreditEugène Rubin via Laura d’Amade Overlooked No More: Jacqueline Shohet Kahanoff, Writer of Levantine Identity
In her books and essays, she developed a social model and a vision for how various groups could find their place in a modern Middle East.
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