Joe Redner, the ‘Strip Club King’ of Tampa, Has Died

27. Oktober 2026 um 09:02

More than just the owner of an adult venue, Joe Redner was a political gadfly and fierce advocate for free speech and gay rights. He was 86.

Joe Redner at his Mons Venus club in 2019. During his 50-year career in adult entertainment, Mr. Redner owned multiple strip clubs in and around Tampa, Fla.

Jon Kyl, Senator Known for His Skills Behind the Scenes, Dies at 84

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Von: Clay Risen

17. September 2026 um 18:34

The Arizona politician rose to the second-highest position in the Republican-held Senate caucus thanks to his policy smarts and deft political sensibilities.

Jon Kyl, often described as a low-key workhorse, in 2018. “You can accomplish a lot if you’re not necessarily out in front on everything,” he once said.

William Anderson, Doctor and Civil Rights Leader in Georgia, Dies at 98

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Von: Clay Risen

09. September 2026 um 20:51

An osteopath in Albany, Ga., he drew national attention, and the involvement of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., for his efforts to end segregation.

From left, Dr. William G. Anderson, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Rev. Ralph Abernathy in 1962 soon after Dr. King’s release from jail in Albany, Ga.

John Ali, Nation of Islam Official Who Clashed With Malcolm X, Dies at 98

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Von: Clay Risen

31. Juli 2026 um 21:28

He was widely suspected of being an F.B.I. informant and of playing a role in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm, the charismatic Black activist.

John Ali, back row center, the Nation of Islam’s de facto second-in-command, stands behind the group’s leader, Elijah Muhammad, and between Jabir Herbert Muhammad, left, Mr. Muhammad’s son, and James Shabazz during a news conference after the assassination of Malcolm X in February 1965.

Robert Thurman, Leading Expert on Tibetan Buddhism and Uma Thurman’s Father, Dies at 84

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Von: Clay Risen

18. Juni 2026 um 03:05

A former monk who was also Uma Thurman’s father, he made sure Buddhism retained its intellectual and spiritual rigor as it spread through the West.

Robert Thurman in 2015. He brought an infectious energy to the endless lectures and conferences he organized around Buddhism.

Diane Carlson Evans Dies at 79; Led Campaign for Vietnam Women’s Memorial

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Von: Clay Risen

04. Juni 2026 um 20:52

A former Army nurse who served in combat, she coordinated a 10-year effort to create a monument recognizing the contributions of the war’s thousands of nurses.

Ms. Carlson Evans in 1993, after the unveiling of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial in Washington.

Ruth Shack, Early Champion of Gay Rights in Miami, Dies at 94

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Von: Clay Risen

03. Juni 2026 um 15:29

She sponsored one of the nation’s first anti-discrimination ordinances for gays and lesbians and later helped make Miami a global arts center.

Ruth Shack in 2016. As a young political leader in Miami, she sponsored an amendment to add “sexual preference” to the list of characteristics protected against discrimination in housing, education and the workplace.

Jack Bass, Dean of South Carolina Political Journalism, Dies at 91

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Von: Clay Risen

06. Mai 2026 um 21:25

In articles and books, he wrote about the rapid racial, political and economic changes that transformed his state — and the South as a whole.

Jack Bass in 2005, the year he and Marilyn W. Thompson published “Strom: The Complicated Personal and Political Life of Strom Thurmond,” one of two biographies of Mr. Thurmond that they wrote together.

Ishmael Jaffree, Who Won Case Rejecting School Prayer, Is Dead at 80

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Von: Clay Risen

15. April 2026 um 04:51

An Alabama parent, he objected to prayer in his children’s classrooms. The Supreme Court ruled for him, a high-water mark in the push for the strict separation of church and state.

Ishmael Jaffree outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 1984. The next year, the court ruled in his favor in his challenge to Alabama laws that had made it easier to bring prayer into the classroom.

David B. Cornstein, Envoy Who Built U.S. Ties to Orban, Dies at 87

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Von: Clay Risen

09. April 2026 um 17:26

A former jewelry-counter magnate, he served in Hungary under his friend President Trump, strengthening relations between the two countries as Orban tilted rightward.

David Cornstein in 2001, when he was active in Republican politics in New York. Later, as ambassador to Hungary under President Trump, he joined in abandoning the Obama administration’s hard-line approach to Mr. Orban’s illiberal governance and tried flattery instead.

Norman Bussel, Who Chronicled Veterans’ Unseen Traumas, Dies at 102

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Von: Clay Risen

08. April 2026 um 01:38

After a grueling year in a German prison camp during World War II, he endured crushing nightmares and survivor guilt back home, leading him to spread the word about veterans’ suffering.

Bernard Lafayette Jr., 85, Dies; Civil Rights Leader Helped Plan Selma March

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Von: Clay Risen

09. März 2026 um 17:06

A close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis, he was involved in many of the key moments of the Black freedom struggle in the 1960s.

Bernard Lafayette Jr. during a planning session in Montgomery, Ala., in 1961. Dr. Lafayette played a key role in some of the central events of the civil rights movement.

Michael Beck, 65, Dies; First to Report Symptoms of ‘Havana Syndrome’

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Von: Clay Risen

30. Januar 2026 um 01:55

As an employee with the N.S.A., he claimed he was exposed to a direct-energy device that led to a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease at the age of 45.

Michael Beck in 2017. He said he began experiencing debilitating symptoms of Havana Syndrome much earlier than many other federal employees.

Alfred McLaren, 93, Dies; Submariner Led Secret Cold War Missions

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Von: Clay Risen

23. Januar 2026 um 16:44

He participated in the first baseball game at the North Pole. Later, he became an expert in the impact of climate change on Arctic ice sheets.

Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86

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Von: Clay Risen

14. Januar 2026 um 17:12

Her defiance of Jim Crow laws in 1955 made her a star witness in a landmark segregation suit, but her act was overshadowed months later when Rosa Parks made history with a similar stand.

Claudette Colvin in 1998. When she was ordered to move to the back of a bus in 1955, she refused: “History had me glued to the seat,” she said.

Robert B. Fiske Jr., First to Lead Whitewater Investigation, Dies at 94

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Von: Joseph P. Fried and Clay Risen

06. Dezember 2025 um 18:03

He had overseen high-profile cases as a private lawyer and a U.S. attorney in New York when he was named to examine the role of Bill and Hillary Clinton in a failed development venture.

Robert B. Fiske Jr. in March 1994, three months after being appointed independent counsel in the Whitewater matter.

Reginald T. Jackson, A.M.E. Bishop With Political Power, Dies at 71

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Von: Clay Risen

02. Dezember 2025 um 00:02

Influential up and down the Eastern Seaboard, he was part of a long tradition among Black clergy of fighting bias and getting out the vote. “No vote, no clout,” he’d say.

Bishop Reginald Jackson in 2024. As head of one of the country’s largest majority-Black denominations, he was a leading figure at the intersection of religion and Black electoral politics.

Mark Mellman, 70, Dies; Helped Democrats Understand Their Voters

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Von: Clay Risen

22. November 2025 um 01:30

A pollster and political strategist, he was a key figure in John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign and used his prominence to speak out in defense of Israel.

Over his career, Mark Mellman helped 30 senators, 12 governors and dozens of members of Congress win races.

Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51

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Von: Clay Risen

15. November 2025 um 19:52

Born with muscular dystrophy, she received a MacArthur “Genius” grant in 2024 for her decades of calling attention to the need for equal rights for disabled people.

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