Celebrating the Start of Pride Month With Stonewall Inn Owner Stacy Lentz
June 1 marks the start of Pride Month and Cheddar News is kicking off the celebration with the iconic Stonewall Inn. In June 1969 a police raid at the gay bar in New York City sparked a six-day uprising that marked a turning point for the LGBTQ+ community's fight for equality. Stacy Lentz, Stonewall Inn co-owner, joined Closing Bell to talk about the bar's history and the ongoing equality movement.
They are playfully called the “forgotten five”: A handful of toys — the pogo stick, the Fisher-Price Corn Popper, My Little Pony, PEZ dispensers, and Transformers — that regularly approach toybox royalty as finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame, only to be tossed back on the pile.
Taylor Swift's concert tour has dominated the box office in recent days and it's also the top-grossing concert film of all time here in the U.S. But a conversation on social media raised questions about movie etiquette and videos shared show film audiences singing, shining their phone flashlights and dancing in the aisles.
Cheddar News is getting into the spirit of the spooky season. Senior reporter Michelle Castillo spoke with Cameron Lang, general manager of the Color Factory New York, an immersive art museum in Soho that focuses on exhibits of interactive art. Lang explained the displays of seasonal colors, a ball pit along with other fun exhibits.
