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‘Barbenheimer’ was a boon to movie theaters and a headache for many workers. So they’re unionizing

For movie theater owners around the country, the same-day release of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” this summer meant record box office sales and a gratifying sign that the public still craved entertainment on the big screen. But for some employees at the Alamo Drafthouse in Manhattan, “Barbenheimer” was the breaking point. “That really pushed us to the …

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Misty Copeland’s dedication to inclusion spans many projects — and her push for new dance emojis

Misty Copeland has her hands (and feet!) in many different projects simultaneously, but all are motivated by her passion to use her platform to promote diversity in all the spaces she inhabits. The first Black woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre in 2015, Copeland says …

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