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The Threat of Democracy on Campus at UMass
The Nation· 4 days agoEarlier that day, organizers from a coalition of campus solidarity groups had erected tents on a small section of the lawn by W.E.B.
‘A canvas for black artistry’: Miami exhibit celebrates Harlem Renaissance literature and art
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMost people just see the sphinx. Then they notice the circles looped onto the sphinx’s backside,...
How the Harmon Foundation Played a Pivotal Role in Supporting the Artists of the Harlem Renaissance
ARTnews· 3 days agoDuring the 1920s and ’30s, a cohort of Black artists, writers, and intellectuals, many of whom were...
Baseball Hall Adds Hank Aaron Statue As ‘Souls Of The Game’ Exhibit Opens
Forbes· 1 day agoThe late Hank Aaron, often overlooked because of his low-key personality, has finally made his mark...
On this day in history, May 23, 1900, Sgt. William H. Carney receives Medal of Honor
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOn this day in history, Sgt. William Carney received the Congressional Medal of Honor — the first...
Stevie Wonder Receives Citizenship in Ghana on 74th Birthday
Skanner· 4 days agoLegendary singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder is officially Ghanaian. On his 74th birthday, the US musical icon was granted citizenship of Ghana by the nation’s president, marking a heartfelt milestone ...
A Philadelphia-based antebellum novel for readers who have had enough of stories that strip enslaved...
Philly.com· 3 days agoWhen Prism’s outgoing editor in chief Ashton Lattimore learned of the violent anti-Black mob who...
When the C.I.A. Turned Writers Into Operatives
The New Yorker· 4 days agoThe novel, we recall, is about a totalitarian future, in which the dictator Big Brother controls and mass-surveils the populace; it ends with its once...