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Personal narratives of the enslaved people who built Newport have been largely unknown, until now -...
The Boston Globe· 3 days agoThe walking tour begins at Bowen’s Wharf, where the enslaved people who survived the brutal voyage...
Opinion | As Haiti crumbles around us, we hold our communities together
Washington Post· 3 days agoMonique Clesca is a journalist and former U.N. official in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. One morning this...
A RISD professor’s fascinating discovery about a former slave - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 3 days agoSchroeder: I was working on a book on the history of nostalgia. Harriet’s son went with his Uncle...
Western US embraces grid reforms but solar queues will linger
Reuters· 22 hours agoU.S. clean power projects are soaring on the back of rising electricity demand and tax incentives in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, placing huge pressure on regional grid authorities. Power ...
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Idaho State Journal· 7 days agoThe Supreme Court on Friday struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the rapid-fire gun accessories used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, in a ruling that threw firearms ...
Juneteenth’s Meaning Takes New Shape 3 Years After Federal Recognition
AARP· 7 days ago“And a lot of people who practice Juneteenth caught it early on as it migrated out, mostly in the...
International Briefs
Marshall Independent· 6 days agoLeaders of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations turned their attention to migration, artificial intelligence, economic security and the Indo-Pacific region on the second and final ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 days ago“You good?” read the motif on one of the designs in Target’s Black History Month 2021 assortment, a now-annual rollout featuring collaborations with Black makers—and one arguably ahead of the ...
Japan’s space junk cleaner hunts down major target
The Register· 5 days agoAsia in brief The space junk cleaning mission launched by Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully hunted down one of its targets. The Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration ...
French prime minister seeks to step out from Macron's shadow in the upcoming early election
Associated Press· 1 day agoThrust into an early election sprung by his boss, France’s prime minister hopes to emerge from the campaign not only still holding the job that President Emmanuel Macron gave him less than six ...
