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Woman who helped war effort as a ‘Rosie the Riveter’ is turning 100
WYMT Eastern Kentucky· 1 day agoA Baltimore woman who made her mark on American history is preparing to celebrate her 100th birthday. Susan King graduated from Frederick Douglass
Happy 100th, Susan King! Remembering history as a 'Rosie the Riveter'
WBAL-TV Baltimore· 5 days agoAs Susan King turns 100, she reflected upon a life in which she made history in World War II. The...
Venciedora H. ‘Vence’ Kane, Baltimore City Schools teacher for more than 50 years, dies
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 5 days agoVenciedora H. “Vence” Kane, a retired Baltimore City Schools teacher active in the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, died of respiratory failure June 4 at Seasons Hospice & Palliative ...
Juneteenth is a holiday about our nation's unfinished work
San Antonio Express-News· 5 days agoJuneteenth is the holiday of delay and denial. It is a celebration of emancipation, yet for its...
Too hot? Here's where you can find a cooling center in Indianapolis
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBrookside Park Family Center, 2500 Brookside Parkway S. Drive Christian Park Family Center, 4200...
Today in History: June 23, Title IX signed into law - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 1 day agoIn 1831, the Legislature granted the Massachusetts Horticultural Society permission to purchase land on the border of Watertown and Cambridge for use as an experimental garden and a rural cemetery ...
What to expect from D.C.’s newly renovated Folger Shakespeare Library
Washington Post· 6 days ago“Who was Shakespeare?” This is how the new exhibition at the Folger Shakespeare Library begins....
Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history
Ohio Capital Journal via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWhenever I tell high school students in classes I visit that I appreciated learning about slavery as...
Have Faith: Spirit of summer - The Martha's Vineyard Times
The Martha's Vineyard Times· 4 days agoSummer is a good time for faith nerds like me. Oak Bluffs especially offers some great guest...
Arndrea Waters King: Mark Robinson is no Martin Luther King Jr.
Greensboro News & Record· 4 days agoDr. Martin Luther King Jr. used language to inspire a generation of activists and civil rights...