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| Mar 12, 2026 | AP Exclusive: Smithsonian museum will revamp its slavery exhibit after artifact loan runs out | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By GARY FIELDS, RIVER ZHANG and JACQUELYN MARTIN
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to slave... |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Honoring Colorado’s Black History requires taking the time to tell stories that make us think twice (Opinion) | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By Claire Oberon Garcia
For the past eight years, the Colorado Springs City Council has issued proclamations and recognitions paying homage to the achievements of its African American citizens.
In ... |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Инженер, который научил компьютер слушать сердце: история Хейвуда и его кардиомонитора | Представьте — вы молодой врач-кардиолог, только пришли работать в новую больницу. И замечаете, что при уровне смертности в 35% среди пациентов с инфарктом миокарда, никто не пытается ничего с этим сделать. Нет ежедневного контроля (а если и... |
| Oct 1, 2025 | The US military has long been an engine of social change. Hegseth’s approach runs counter to that | By GARY FIELDS, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Historically, the U.S. military has been an engine for cultural and social change in America. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s vision for the armed forces he leads runs counter to that. Rel... |
| Aug 31, 2025 | Page: Don’t know much about history? That’s OK with President Trump. | ”And it really is very, very special. It’s something that, frankly, if you want to know the truth, it’s doing so well that everybody is talking about it.”
Ah, what a difference eight years make!
The president’s recent comments came a week a... |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Trump slams US museums for focus on 'how bad slavery was' | WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Aug 19) criticised top museums for their "woke" focus on subjects including "how bad slavery was," his latest attack on the cultural institutions in a country that fought... |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Trump vows to target ‘woke’ museums with same playbook used on Columbia, Harvard | President Donald Trump said he has ordered his lawyers to “go through” what he calls “woke” content at Smithsonian museums and possibly others.
He ordered them to “start the exact same process that has been done with Colleges and Universiti... |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Mittelman: The politics of racism: Whose story gets told? | Judged by the number of visitors and laudatory reviews, NMAAHC has made its mark as a stunning success. Nevertheless, during his second term, Trump has skewered Bunch’s efforts for what he calls a “divisive, race-centered ideology” and has ... |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Protests, parades and Pride: One week in June 2025 is drawing stark American fault lines | Pride, protests and parades
Consider two quotes from recent days from two very different Americans.
The first came last weekend, during World Pride in Washington, when a 58-year-old gay man from Philadelphia named David Begler summed up wha... |
| May 1, 2025 | National Bar Association President Issues Statement Condemning Trump Administration’s Attempt to Erase Black History | NBA President Wiley S. Adams Speaks at Smithsonian National Museum of African American History
Wiley S. Adams denounces removal of key African American artifacts from the Smithsonian as a direct attack on truth and justice
...this move repr... |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Trump order targets 'improper ideology' at famed US museums | WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday (Mar 27) to remove "improper ideology" from the famed Smithsonian Museums - and the National Zoo - expanding his conservative clampdown on cult... |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Richard Parsons, prominent Black executive who led Time Warner and Citigroup, dies at 76 | NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Parsons, one of corporate America's most prominent Black executives who held top posts at Time Warner and Citigroup, died Thursday. He was 76.
Parsons, who died at his Manhattan home, was diagnosed with multiple myel... |
| Oct 22, 2024 | National Politics | Trump denigrates Harris as ‘lazy,’ invoking a racist trope against Black people | “Donald Trump continuing his recent trend of canceling campaign events… With just two weeks to go…,” wrote Sams on X. “Granted, this one seemed like a real peach, so don’t blame them for wanting to call it off!”
The former president has que... |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Celebrating Juneteenth | Herrick Ross is the ITA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility & Employee Engagement Officer
On June 19th, communities across the United States will come together in celebration of Juneteenth National Independence Day. Juneteent... |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom and Resilience | When Frederick Douglass delivered his speech “What to the slave is the 4th of July?” in 1852 before the start of the Civil War, he laid bare the distance between the country’s founding ideals and the reality of life for millions of enslaved... |
| Jun 16, 2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Kris Manjapra: On Juneteenth we must remember the history of how emancipated people were kept unfree
By Kris Manjapra | By Kris Manjapra
The actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first heard the word that freedom for the enslaved had come. There were speeches, sermons and shared meals, mostly held at Black ch... |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Advice | Ask Amy: Friend wonders about racist pals | Dear Amy:
I have two friends I’ve been extremely close to over the past 10-15 years.
These two friends don’t know each other, but they each have been an important part of my life – but are not my only close friends.
Based on comments made o... |
| Apr 3, 2024 | 50 vintage photos show what life was like for women 100 years ago | Culture 50 vintage photos show what life was like for women 100 years ago
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| Jan 12, 2024 | The power of community: Honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. | As a little girl growing up in Lincoln, Alabama, I recognized that things were very different in rural communities than they were in nearby cities. Our access to health care was extremely limited. The community knew what problems existed, j... |
| Sep 19, 2023 | 18 vintage photos show how high schools have changed in the US | News 18 vintage photos show how high schools have changed in the US
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| Aug 8, 2023 | Barbie gets a makeover from artist who adds tattoos, hoop earrings | A Los Angeles artist is transforming Barbie dolls with sharpie eyebrows, intricate tattoos and hoop earrings amid conversations around limited concepts of beauty reignited by Barbie mania.
Why it matters: Research has shown that dolls have ... |
| Jul 28, 2023 | San Francisco mom launches new Asian American doll | A San Francisco mother is gearing up to launch a new Asian American doll named Jilly in a bid to fill a gap on toy shelves.
Why it matters: Though U.S. doll lines have released some Asian American models, many still use white dolls' molds a... |
| Jul 15, 2023 | Students, teachers and advocates fight against censorship in Alabama schools | Jamiyah Brown and about 30 other Black students at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, were excited about a Black History Month program they were planning last winter.
They wanted to use dance, song and the spoken word to present ... |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Why New Orleans has no lesbian bars | New Orleans is home to one of the largest concentrations of LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. with 4.7% of the adult population identifying as members of the community. And yet, it has no brick-and-mortar lesbian bars.
It does, however, have a thri... |
| Jul 5, 2023 | Bloomington's lesbian bar The Back Door last of its kind in Indiana | It's a Wednesday, which means one thing at The Back Door, Indiana's only lesbian bar: Open stage — an open mic night, but for drag.
Why it matters: Performers say the bar is a special place where everyone is truly welcome in a state where i... |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Lesbian bars are disappearing, but Ohio's is going strong | Since opening in 1993, Slammers has welcomed downtown patrons with the slogan "all walks, one groove" — a motto that continues to evolve.
Driving the news: The country's lesbian bars are dwindling, but Slammers is thriving as it c... |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Despite rich LGBTQ+ history, Detroit doesn't have a single lesbian bar | Data: SOCARXIV; Chart: Tory Lysik/Axios Visuals
Dasia Werts feels called to action when thinking about the estimated fewer than 30 lesbian bars left in the U.S. — and zero in Detroit.
"We need a space where we can come in and feel like... |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Why finding a lesbian bar near you is almost impossible | Data: SOCARXIV; Chart: Tory Lysik/Axios Visuals
The owner of Arizona's last lesbian bar, one of less than 30 left in the U.S., manages to keep her doors open every holiday despite fending off threats to the business over the years.
"St... |
| Jun 22, 2023 | OSA Weekly Update - 6/16/2023 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Released: Pension Training Video
3. TIF: Reporting "Non-TIF" Bonds
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Fuel Purchases
5. Upcoming Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
Happy Freedom Day! This year marks the fir... |
| Jun 18, 2023 | What is Juneteenth? Learn the history behind the federal holiday's origin and name | In celebration of Juneteenth, CBS News national correspondent Jericka Duncan will host a special marathon of BET's "America In Black" series which features prominent Black voices including Michael B. Jordan, LL Cool J, Taraji P. H... |
| Jun 12, 2023 | 5 ways to celebrate Juneteenth in 2023, including Black-owned brands to support, causes to donate to, and destinations to visit | Reviews Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.
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| Jun 6, 2023 | How Housing Segregation Shaped America's 'Gayborhoods' | For much of the last century, the “American dream” has centered on homeownership by married, white families. Alongside explicitly racist policies like racial segregation enforced by redlining, banks and realtors routinely rejected applicati... |
| Apr 1, 2023 | I was born and raised in Washington, DC. Here are the 9 biggest mistakes I see tourists make. | Travel I was born and raised in Washington, DC. Here are the 9 biggest mistakes I see tourists make.
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| Jan 16, 2023 | Martin Luther King Day's 40th Anniversary: 3 Steps To Assess DEI Progress | MONTGOMERY, AL - MARCH 25: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking before crowd of 25,000 Selma To ... [+] Montgomery, Alabama civil rights marchers, in front of Montgomery, Alabama state capital building. On March 25, 1965 in Montgomery, Alab... |
| Jan 8, 2023 | Commentary
Commentary | Guest opinion: Joyce Dalsheim and Gregory Starrett: Christian nationalism is downplayed in the Jan. 6 report, collective memory | By Joyce Dalsheim and Gregory Starrett
When they entered the Senate chamber on Jan. 6, 2021, a group of insurgents stopped and bowed their heads in prayer to consecrate the building and their cause to Jesus. When the Senate reconvened later... |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Fine Art At The Thompson Washington D.C. Reflects The Hotel’s Navy Yard Environs | These days, hotel guests have a chance to enjoy ever more fine art curated by specialists. Where the art once might have been limited to generic prints bought en masse and not meant to stand out, works today are often original commissions a... |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Breaking Down Racial Barriers in Emojis—and Opening Doors at the Smithsonian | iDiversicons® Smithsonian Collection Story - Breaking Down Racial Barriers in Emojis iDiversicons® has just been named part of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture 2022 Collection
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| Jun 17, 2022 | State Auditor's E-Update - 6/17/2022 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Released: Minnesota Special Districts Report on 2020 Revenues, Expenditures, and Debt
3. TIF: Reporting "Non-TIF" Bonds
4. Relief Associations: Investment Report Card
5. Avoiding Pitfall: Contracts... |
| Feb 18, 2022 | History Demands We Preserve the Wreck of America's Last Slave Ship | The wreck of the Clotilda, the last ship to bring enslaved Africans to the United States, remains buried in mud on the bottom of the Mobile River in Alabama, exactly where I discovered the long-lost ship three years ago.
When I found the Cl... |
| Feb 2, 2022 | dMY Technology IV : Self-guided learning opportunities for Black History Month, February 2022 | We're proud to celebrate Black History Month at Planet as a time to listen, learn, and reflect on Black culture. We've identified a number of self-guided learning opportunities that we'll be engaging in throughout the month, and encourage y... |
| Jan 14, 2022 | 32 things you probably didn’t know about Martin Luther King Jr. | Martin Luther King Jr. with his wife, Coretta Scott King. AP Photo/Gene Herrick
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil-rights activist who helped end segregation in the US.
Martin isn’t his given name — he was born Michael King Jr., af... |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Biden got down on one knee to welcome the 94-year-old 'grandmother' of Juneteenth to the White House | Opal Lee (2nd L), the activist known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, US Vice President Kamala Harris look on as US President Joe Biden gives a pen to US Congresswoman Barbara Lee (L) after signing the Juneteenth National Independence Day ... |
| Jun 18, 2021 | TYSON FOODS, INC.
Juneteenth: A Meaningful Celebration of African American History | Facebook
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As a global food company, Tyson Foods takes our commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity seriously, and we seek every opportunity to celebrate the backgrounds of our team members. One of the occasions on whic... |
| Jun 17, 2021 | PROGYNY, INC.
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Juneteenth, also known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day or Freedom Day, is a widely observed American holiday that celebrates the end of slave... |
| Jun 17, 2021 | CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.
Cardinal Health : Reckoning, reflection and repair this Juneteenth | Reckoning, reflection and repair this Juneteenth
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By Victor Crawford, CEO of the Pharmaceutical Segment at Cardinal Health
This Saturday, we celebrate Juneteenth ('June' plus 'nineteenth'), a commemoration of the day enslaved peop... |
| Jun 17, 2021 | Biden got down on one knee to welcome the 94-year-old ‘grandmother’ of Juneteenth to the White House | Opal Lee (2nd L), the activist known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, US Vice President Kamala Harris look on as US President Joe Biden gives a pen to US Congresswoman Barbara Lee (L) after signing the Juneteenth National Independence Day ... |
| May 2, 2021 | Reports Show That Black People Experience More Sleep Deprivation Than Other Groups | Black Americans in particular are experiencing more sleep debt than other groups. getty |
| Feb 8, 2021 | Black History Month Spotlight: National Museum of African American History & Culture | Facebook
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Last year, we joined a chorus of voices and organizations who desired to bring about change in the wake of national events prompted by tragic injustice. Conversations at Tyson Foods culminated in corporate commitme... |
| Feb 2, 2021 | Events Roundup: Here’s how you can celebrate Black History Month virtually in DC | Events Roundup is a Technical.ly column in which we highlight events happening in the D.C. area each month. Got a submission? Email us at [email protected] so we can consider it for our next roundup.
It’s Black History Month, which is dedicat... |
| Jan 30, 2021 | San Diego historian who pushed for the Tubman Twenty is cheered by its revival | The Tubman Twenty is back on track. Elizabeth Cobbs couldn’t be happier.
“This is so long overdue,” the San Diego history professor said as word got out this week that the Biden administration is reviving plans to put 19th century abolition... |
| Nov 28, 2020 | Quilts As Activism Explored In ‘Radical Tradition’ At Toledo Museum Of Art | Judy Chicago, International Honor Quilt (IHQ) , initiated by Judy Chicago in 1980, Created in ... [+] response to 'The Dinner Party.' Hite Art Institute, University of Louisville.Image Credit: © 2020 Judy Chicago / Artists Rights Society (A... |
| Sep 17, 2019 | The Fight to Preserve—and Teach—African-American History | Hampton, Va—Toward the end of August in 1619, a ship carrying “20 and odd” Africans arrived at Point Comfort in Virginia, the first permanent English colony in North America, and were sold to the settlement’s leaders.
Last month, historians... |
| Feb 13, 2019 | Shoes from Katy Perry's fashion line are reportedly being pulled from stores after people accused them of resembling blackface | Katy Perry (PHOTO: Getty/Gallo)
People have accused Katy Perry's shoes and handbags line, Katy Perry Collections, of designing two shoes that resemble blackface.
The line's Rue Face Slip On Loafers and the Ora Face Block Heel Sandal are &qu... |
| Jun 21, 2018 | Oprah earned this museum show — and it’s a potent spectacle | NEW YORK TIMES
An advertisement from Oprah Winfrey’s early days as an evening news anchor in Nashville in the mid-1970s. Winfrey and her thousands of hours of TV are now the subjects of a big, fascinating exhibition at the Smithsonian’s Nat... |
| Jun 7, 2017 | Can Technology Help Teachers Start Tough Conversations about Race? | Technology certainly does not always make painful events from the past easier or more comfortable to discuss. In February 2014, a Belgium-based startup attempted to use a series of tweets to re-enact the trial of two white men accused of mu... |
| Sep 26, 2016 | Obama Is Right: Protest and Love of Country Can Co-Exist | On Saturday, the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture opened in Washington, DC. The coverage was abundant, but the opening ceremonies really did the spirit of the museum justice. Watch, or re-watch it ag... |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Cherry Blossoms Aren't The Only Things Blooming In Washington, D.C. | By Kate Donnelly for Fathom | If you're also addicted to the TV show House of Cards or the real-life drama of this year's presidential election, you know that Washington, D.C., has a flair for the theatrical. But when springtime — and speci... |
| Maine insurance agency faces online backlash after racist Juneteenth sign | The Harry E. Reed Insurance Agency of Millinocket, Maine, is facing criticism for posting a racist sign on Juneteenth.
Yelp disabled users' ability to post on the company's page.
National insurer Progressive cut ties with the local affiliat... |