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There was a time when Joseph McNeil was heading toward a life of segregation. Separate bathrooms, beaches, theaters, schools, elevators, cemeteries. Separate was what he knew. “I had experienced that, my parents had experienced that, their parents had experienced that,” McNeil said in 2014. “And in all likelihood, my off-spring, my children, would have faced the same issues.” McNeil, and …

Joseph McNeil, one of four North Carolina college students whose occupation of a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter 65 years ago helped spark nonviolent civil rights sit-in protests across the US south, died Thursday, his family and university said. He was 83. McNeil, who later became a two-star general, was one of four freshmen at North Carolina A&T State University in …

Famed Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani dies aged 91  Euronews.com Giorgio Armani’s Life in Photos  The New York Times Billionaire fashion designer Giorgio Armani dead at 91  Fox Business Rafael Nadal Reacts to Death of 91-Year-Old Fashion Icon  yahoo.com How Giorgio Armani Conquered Hollywood — And Changed the Red Carpet Forever  The Hollywood Reporter Source link

Updated 2:47 p.m. ET Sept. 4 MILAN — Italy’s fashion king is dead. Giorgio Armani, an icon of the late 20th century and a pioneer of the celebrity-fashion juggernaut, has died in Milan. Often referred to as the “King” or “the Maestro,” he was born in Piacenza, Italy, on July 11, 1934.  “In this company, we have always felt like …

Social media influencer and reality TV figure Rolling Ray has died, the network he worked with said on Instagram. The influencer, whose real name is Raymond Harper, died on Wednesday, Zeus Network said in a statement. Executive Producer Rolling Ray attends the Zeus Network’s “Bobby I Love You, Purr” Los Angeles Premiere Screening in 2022. Robin L. Marshall / Getty …

Giorgio Armani, the celebrated Italian fashion designer who built a global empire, has died at the age of 91, his company said on Thursday. “With infinite sorrow, the Armani Group announces the passing of its creator, founder and tireless driving force: Giorgio Armani,” the fashion house said in a statement. His vast portfolio included the Giorgio Armani and Emporio Armani …

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Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani dies at 91  Reuters Giorgio Armani, Fashion’s Master of the Power Suit, Dies at 91  The New York Times Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani has died  Reuters Billionaire fashion designer Giorgio Armani dead at 91  Fox Business The last interview with Giorgio Armani  Financial Times Source link

Donatella Versace, a fellow Italian designer, posted a photo of Armani on Instagram and wrote that he had made history. “The world lost a giant today,” she wrote. Known as “Re Giorgio” — or King Giorgio — he founded his eponymous company in 1975, and it soon became a byword for sleek, understated style that “extended from fashion to every …

Giorgio Armani, Fashion’s Master of the Power Suit, Dies at 91  The New York Times Legendary Italian designer Giorgio Armani dies  BBC Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani has died  Reuters Giorgio Armani, whose streamlined fashions ruled the red carpet, dies at 91  The Washington Post Giorgio Armani: Italian fashion designer dies aged 91  CNN Source link