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Forever Stamp for Harper Lee | Guest Commentary
Santa Maria Times· 1 day agoPulitzer Prize-winning novelist Harper Lee, who died in 2016, received many honors during her long life. Lee’s 1960 book, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” set in...
Inside the rise of Alexis Ohanian, the cofounder of Reddit and husband to Serena Williams
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLee/Business Insider Amid nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd, a Black man who...
Black Kahawa, a homegrown coffee business, taking over high-profile spot at Broad and High
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoIn May and June of 2020, after the murder of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, local protesters...
Today in History: Joan of Arc burned at the stake
Chicago Tribune· 7 hours agoOn May 30, 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic, was burned at the stake in Rouen, France. In 1922, the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., was dedicated in a ceremony attended by President ...
In Georgia, Biden’s coalition has frayed since his narrow win in 2020
WUSF 89.7· 5 days agoFour years ago, Rev. James Woodall was driven to mobilize new, first-time voters to back Joe Biden...
Today in History • Tuesday, May 28, 2024
San Mateo Daily Journal· 2 days agoToday is Tuesday, May 28, the 149th day of 2024. On May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets — Annette, Cecile, Emilie, Marie and Yvonne — were born to Elzire Dionne at the family farm in Ontario ...
Barring legal troubles, measure to dilute Portland police oversight board heads to November ballot
KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland· 7 days agoIn Tuesday's primary, the city of Portland did not feature heavily on ballots of even city...
Nellie Bowles: ‘The antiracist movement argues for quite racist things’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWe’re 20 minutes into our interview when Nellie Bowles distils her argument down to a single...
A Confederate statue in North Carolina praises 'faithful slaves.' Some citizens want it gone
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMiller said it was the latest intimidation tactics they faced as they've pursued the statue's...
On This Day, May 25: Phoenix spacecraft lands on Mars
UPI· 5 days agoOn May 25, 2008, NASA's Phoenix spacecraft made a smooth landing on Mars, completing a nine-month,...
