Vocabulary List: ‘Remembering the Lives of Influential Latinos’

“I knew Louisville was instrumental in the slave trade,” Drake, who was born in Colorado and can’t trace her own family history back more than two generations, told me recently. New York Times (Jun 9, 2021)

“It’s important for both Blacks and whites to see a person of African-American descent — especially in this time where there’s so much social unrest — in that top job,” Mr. Wells said. New York Times (Oct 7, 2021)

With bright, solid-color backgrounds and pale eyes, the portraits knock you out with their candor; their subtle sophistication registers more slowly. New York Times (Sep 9, 2021)

Many of them will go on to perform these when they return home, he said, “further widening the appreciation and visibility” of the Romanian composer. New York Times (Oct 1, 2021)

In Congress, he championed several environmental efforts that faced opposition and ultimately crumbled, including an effort to raise auto fuel economy standards in 2002, and a sweeping climate bill in 2010. New York Times (Sep 22, 2021)

Onli has been interested in race and representation throughout her career. New York Times (Oct 11, 2021)

As usual, she spoke without moving her mouth, which could only have been creepier if she’d had a ventriloquism puppet. The Mark of Athena

His profile was raised after the movie “Hotel Rwanda” was released to critical acclaim, earning him global accolades including the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush in 2005. New York Times (Sep 20, 2021)

“I’m really excited about it,” said Niegel Smith, the Flea’s artistic director since 2015 and one of the few Black artistic directors at a prominent New York theater. New York Times (Oct 7, 2021)

He placed an economic embargo on Cuba, one that prevented any US citizen or company from doing business on the island. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia