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A.G. Gaston: From Log Cabin To Funeral Home Mogul

NPR: Arts & Culture  Mon, 12/20/2010 - 23:01

Arthur George Gaston overcame his humble beginnings to become a multi-millionaire in the funeral home business and a huge financial backer of the Civil Rights movement.

Biographer Suzanne Smith explains Gaston's lasting legacy on Black entrepreneurship in America.

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Bicycle Film Festival NY

French Culture  Tue, 06/02/2009 - 17:05

The Bicycle Film Festival is a celebration of bicycles through film, art and music.

The bicycle film festival is about all kinds of bicycles and films about them.