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Artist Faith Ringgold poses for a portrait in front of a painted self-portrait during a press preview of her exhibition, "American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold's Paintings of the 1960s" at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, June 19, 2013. Ringgold, an award-winning author and artist who broke down barriers for Black female artists and became famous for her richly colored and detailed quilts combining painting, textiles and storytelling, died Friday, April 12, 2024, at her home in Englewood, N.J. She was 93. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Faith Ringgold, pioneering Black quilt artist and author, dies at 93
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Sat,04/13/24-6:23PM , 62 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Faith Ringgold, an award-winning author and artist who broke down barriers for Black female artists and became famous for her richly colored and detailed quilts combining painting, textiles and storytelling, has died. She was 93.
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This undated portrait released by the Coppola family shows Eleanor "Ellie" Jessie Coppola. Coppola, who documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola's iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of "Apocalypse Now," and who raised a family of filmmakers, has died. She was 87. (Chad Keig/Courtesy of the Coppola family via AP)

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Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87
By JAKE COYLE AND LINDSEY BAHR - AP Film Writers
Fri,04/12/24-5:26PM , 161 Reads
Eleanor Coppola, who documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of “Apocalypse Now,” and who raised a family of filmmakers, has died. She was 87.
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Fashion model Alexsandrah poses with a computer showing an AI generated image of her, in London, Friday, March 29, 2024. The use of computer-generated supermodels has complicated implications for diversity. Although AI modeling agencies -- some of them Black-owned -- can render models of all races, genders and sizes at the click of a finger, real models of color who have historically faced higher barriers to entry may be put out of work. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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AI-generated models could bring more diversity to the fashion industry — or leave it with less
By CLAIRE SAVAGE - Associated Press
Fri,04/12/24-3:52PM , 96 Reads
CHICAGO (AP) — London-based model Alexsandrah has a twin, but not in the way you’d expect: Her counterpart is made of pixels instead of flesh and blood.
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Jason Day, of Australia, waves after making a putt on the 18th hole during the weather delayed first round round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Friday, April 12, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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Wild prints, trendy wear are making the Masters the center of the golf fashion universe
By DAVE SKRETTA - AP Sports Writer
Fri,04/12/24-2:02PM , 105 Reads
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