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A noble endeavor for a Great Society is being abandoned
For decades, the National Endowment for the Humanities cultivated wisdom and vision in Americans. Trump and Musk gutted it ...
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Elizabeth Freeman to be one of first two women, first person from Western Massachusetts immortalized in State Senate chambers
A Berkshire County icon is one of two women to be honored with a bust in the Massachusetts Senate Chamber for the first time ...
The Bulwark13dOpinion
Don’t Let Them Whitewash Our History
WHY WE CAN’T HAVE NICE THINGS: Bad news for millennials on the trade war front. The AP reports that craft breweries, already ...
Review: 'The Great Abolitionist' a vivid, eloquent biography of Senator Charles Sumner
The Great Abolitionist” by Stephen Puleo is a richly sourced, informative and eminently readable biography of 19th century ...
Boston Herald10d
A historic Black church took the Proud Boys to court. Now it controls their trademark
WASHINGTON (AP) — There is so much history between the walls of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, which has ...
The Root on MSN6d
15 Black Holidays, Celebrations and Festivals They Don't Teach You About in School
If it’s one thing about Black folks, we know how to party! Another thing: While African American history and culture is ...
Rolling Out5d
15 Essential Black holidays worth celebrating
Beyond well-known observances lies a rich tapestry of cultural commemorations honoring African American heritage, resilience, ...
The Root7d
15 Black Holidays, Celebrations and Festivals They Don't Teach You About in School
From Black Love Day all the way to Jerry Rescue Day, Black celebrations outside of Black History Month and Frederick Douglass Day ... In Missouri and Massachusetts, Parks is celebrated on February ...
Medal of Honor recipient depicted in movie ‘Glory’ erased from Pentagon website
Denzel Washington reenacted the heroics of Sgt. William Carney in the movie "Glory." The Pentagon removed a story about him ...