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Philadelphia Orchestra premieres new Valerie Coleman ‘Concerto for Orchestra’ to rave reviews
Philly.com· 6 days agoThough heard at Carnegie Hall as long ago as 2004, composer-flutist Valerie Coleman was received...
How we've failed the promise of making “genocide” a crime
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Flag wavers who disrespect guidelines aren’t superpatriots
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe American flag was everywhere in my rural post-war girlhood. It flew in the schoolyard and hung...
How America Turned Stories Into Weapons of War
New York Times· 2 days agoIn a new book, the journalist and science fiction writer Annalee Newitz shows how we have used narrative to manipulate and coerce. But much of the book...
Letter to the editor: With friends like these …
The Washington Times· 3 days agoIn “Biden just remembered the Black vote” (web, May 22), Joseph Curl rightly points out that Democrats held the longest filibuster in our nation’s...
Dairy Queen Stopped Selling Jimmies and Chocolate Sprinkles as Trend Continues
Shore NewsNetwork· 5 days agoThey are often called Jimmies or chocolate sprinkles, but they are no longer available at Dairy Queen. Last year, Dairy Queen, a longstanding purveyor of frozen treats, officially discontinued ...
The Battle of Henry Johnson, Albany war hero
Albany Times Union· 2 days agoJune 5 is Henry Johnson Day in Albany. Nominations for the city’s annual Henry Johnson Award are open for 2024. The popular story of Henry Johnson,...
Report: Richmond’s guaranteed income pilot program showing signs of success
The Center Square· 7 days agoThe University of Pennsylvania Center for Guaranteed Income Research recently released a report on...
Thurgood Marshall Was My Mentor. He’d Be Furious with the Court Today.
Politico via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThis year marks the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. The Supreme Court justice’s vision is betrayed daily in an America in which schools remain separate and unequal.
How Jackie Robinson’s wife, Rachel, helped him break baseball’s color line
The News-Times· 21 hours ago(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary...