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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 1d

Mapping a Way Out of the US Housing Affordability Crisis www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 1d

The Origin of ‘Equal Justice Under Law' www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...

Opinion | The Origin of ‘Equal Justice Under Law'

The phrase doesn’t appear in the Constitution or its amendments.

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 1d

What It Means to Design a Space for ‘Care’ www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

What It Means to Design a Space for ‘Care’

Planners and designers are linking labor, social services and maintenance to building projects by prioritizing the concept of “care.”

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 1d

New exhibit highlights LGBTQ legacy of Harlem Renaissance www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

New exhibit highlights LGBTQ legacy of Harlem Renaissance

The New York Historical’s “Gay Harlem Renaissance” exhibition highlights the contributions of LGBTQ writers, artists and performers to one of history’s most important cultural eras.

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 1d

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Homecoming Pep Rally 2025 | Jackson State University

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 1d

Zora Neale Hurston’s Play Comes Alive for the First Time www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/t...

Zora Neale Hurston’s Play Comes Alive for the First Time

“Spunk,” a fable weaving together music and movement, is getting its first full staging since being rediscovered in 1997.

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 1d

Harlem’s Studio Museum Returns With a Bold New Home for Black Art www.travelandleisure.com/studio-museu...

Harlem’s Studio Museum Returns With a Bold New Home for Black Art

After years of anticipation, Studio Museum in Harlem reopens with a stunning new building and exhibitions honoring its legacy.

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 2d

‘Cats’ Is Returning to Broadway, This Time With Heels Instead of Paws

The reimagined “Jellicle Ball” version of the musical is set in the ballroom scene — the queer subculture built around dance competitions.

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 3d

The Gay Harlem Renaissance | The New York Historical share.google/MLTWHgEUB0El...

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 6d

Are You a True New Yorker? Take Our Quiz www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Are You a True New Yorker? Take Our Quiz

Think you know the landmarks, legends and lore of the city that never stops reinventing itself? See how well you measure up.

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 7d

New York City Is Full of Green Space. You Just Have to Find It. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/n...

New York City Is Full of Green Space. You Just Have to Find It.

The city’s millions of residents are crammed together, competing for space to live, play, work and rest.

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 9d

J. Max Bond Jr. Lecture | A Dialogue on Legacy in Practice - Calendar - AIA New York / Center for Architecture calendar.aiany.org/2025/10/16/j...

J. Max Bond Jr. Lecture | A Dialogue on Legacy in Practice - Calendar - AIA New York / Center for Architecture

Join the New York Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (nycoba|NOMA), the J. Max Bond Center of City University of New York, and the AIANY Diversity and Inclusion Committee for…

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 10d

A Smithsonian show finds the heart and life in lowrider culture

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 22d

They Were Building a Homeless Shelter. But the Land had a Grim Past www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/n...

They Were Building a Homeless Shelter. But the Land had a Grim Past

The search for a place to build a shelter in Manhattan resurfaced New York’s often overlooked history of slavery.

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 22d

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Dedication (To Daddy Trane and Brother Shorter) by Mankunku Quartet on Apple Music

Song · 1968 · Duration 10:06

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 23d

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Press Release | DoPT Mellon Grant Announcement — Department of Public Transformation

Mellon Foundation Awards $1.5 Million Grant to Department of Public Transformation to Support Creative Rural Places

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 23d

The Founding Father They Don't Teach You About youtube.com/watch?v=kn1z...

The Founding Father They Don't Teach You About

The British government vowed freedom to enslaved people if they could escape and take up arms against their Patriot enslavers. But when the British failed to deliver promised land in Nova Scotia, the…

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 23d

Court Rules Against Arts Endowment on Trump’s ‘Gender Ideology’ Order

A new policy for the National Endowment for the Arts to review grant applications to see if they comply with President Trump’s “gender ideology” order violates the Constitution, the court said.

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 23d

Agnes Gund, Who Oversaw a Major Expansion of MoMA, Dies at 87 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/a...

Agnes Gund, Who Oversaw a Major Expansion of MoMA, Dies at 87

A champion of contemporary art, she was the museum’s president for 11 years. She also founded the Art for Justice Fund, donating $100 million.

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 23d

‘A wonderful space for joy’: Former Greater Grand Crossing school reopened as arts incubator www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/19/a...

‘A wonderful space for joy’: Former Greater Grand Crossing school reopened as arts incubator

The Rebuild Foundation and artist Theaster Gates hosted the grand opening of arts incubator the Land School this week, revamping a space vacant since 2002.

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 24d

Somi at the US Embassy in Dakar
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SOMI, Live from the U.S. Embassy in Dakar, Senegal

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 25d

Indigenous Enterprise www.joyce.org/performances...

Indigenous Enterprise

Experience the power of Still Here—a groundbreaking performance by Indigenous Enterprise that blends powwow tradition with contemporary storytelling to honor ancestors, celebrate Native excellence,…

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 26d

This old CBS News clip is a blast from the past:
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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · 28d

How Highlighting Slavery’s Legacy Helped This Tiny Louisiana Nonprofit Boost Its Revenues 10-Fold www.philanthropy.com/article/how-...

How Highlighting Slavery’s Legacy Helped This Tiny Louisiana Nonprofit Boost Its Revenues 10-Fold

The Descendants Project used a compelling message, social media, and a personal touch to convey its unique approach to the environment and history.

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Justin Garrett Moore @jgmoore.bsky.social · Sep 7

Richmond’s new memorials expose hidden history beyond the Confederacy
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