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Author - New York City: The Birthplace of Icons
Author - New York City: The Birthplace of Icons
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A Guide to the People, Movements, and Moments Born in NYC That Changed the World celebrates over 60 influential New Yorkers and the cultural movements they created. From Edison's Pearl Street Station to hip-hop's birth in the South Bronx, from Jonas Salk in East Harlem to the Stonewall Uprising in Greenwich Village, this comprehensive guide explores how the city that never sleeps has shaped world history.
Organized into nine sections covering innovators, scientists, musicians, entertainers, activists, artists, athletes, and business leaders, the book profiles icons including James Baldwin, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lady Gaga, and many others. It also documents transformative movements like the Harlem Renaissance, Abstract Expressionism, punk rock, and LGBTQ+ rights activism.
The magic of New York isn't just in its towering
buildings or bright lights—it's in the people who
refused to be small in a city built for giants.
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ISBN-13: 9798218816322
Publisher: Artisanal Prints
Publication date: 11/15/2025
Pages: 64
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.25(d)
Author - The White-West: A Look in the Mirror
Author - The White-West: A Look in the Mirror
This book is a collection of op-eds published on Pressenza. Each article looks at a different aspect of the Western dynamic as played against other cultures and as seen through current events. While the mainstream often views these issues as either political or economic, I argue that these conflicts are deeper and rooted to a cultural historical formative landscape that I call the White-West.
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