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Advocates urge President Biden to make 1908 Springfield Race Riot Site a national monument
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – More than 200 people packed Union Baptist Church Monday to express...
Meet the Museum Scientist Who Sails the Ocean and Sifts Through Seafood Markets to Identify Fishes
Smithsonian Magazine· 6 days agoFrom field sites in Vietnam and the coast of West Africa to her laboratory in Washington, D.C., Kate...
EXPLAINER: What is Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 4 days agoDespite the opposition, these celebrations expanded throughout the South, gained commercial elements during the 1920s and 1930s and often featured...
Meet the man who wants to help Illinoisans better understand Native American culture
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAnthropology was a way to visit his people’s history and was a calling to him, just as returning to...
25 plants to draw native bees to Oregon gardens in honor of National Pollinator Week
OregonLive.com· 1 day agoHoneybees get all the attention, but they aren’t the only bees pollinating our gardens. As National...
Glassboro makes it big on `small town' list
Courier Post via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoWallace III said in a statement. He asserted the borough "is poised to become a must-visit destination for travelers seeking a blend of history, culture...
Education roundup: Two Jackson High School seniors win Mary Regula Memorial Scholarships
The Repository via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoCANTON – The National First Ladies Library & Museum has announced two Jackson High School seniors have won the Mary Regula Memorial...annually to deserving ...
Where to celebrate Juneteenth in San Antonio
San Antonio Express-News· 30 minutes agoThe federal holiday commemorating the end of legalized slavery has been observed every year in Texas since June 19, 1865, when Union Army Maj. Gen... a...
How an influence campaign is trying to entice Chiefs to cross the Kansas-Missouri border
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoMany of the projects have less broad appeal than projects tied tonational sports leagues. “It is...
Review: Race and racism simmered in New Orleans' culinary scene for centuries :
The Advocate· 10 hours agoA former curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History who now works for Mars,...