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“Three Mothers” at The Rep is a trivial look at an important civil rights moment
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 1 week agoIn 1964, three young civil rights workers were brutally murdered in Mississippi. At the time, the incident rocked the nation and forced a reluctant federal ...
On its 125th anniversary, W.E.B. Du Bois’ ‘The Philadelphia Negro’ offers lasting lessons on...
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 week agoThe book examines in meticulous detail the social conditions of thousands of Black Philadelphians living in what was then called the Seventh Ward, a neighborhood that overlaps present-day Society ...
Take a drive through Alabama’s Black Belt for a glimpse of history
Gannett via AOL· 2 weeks agoSo-called for both the rich soil and the labor that worked it, the Black Belt begins on U.S. Highway...
Dougherty County Commission District 5 pits incumbent against political newcomer
The Albany Herald, Ga. via Yahoo News· 3 days agoALBANY – The Dougherty County Commission has made a number of big decisions over the past year and a half with a 4-3 vote, from the firing of its former ...
Albany Times Union: Don’t rush prison closures
Tulsa World· 1 week agoTo prepare for shutdowns, communities in New York where correctional facilities are economic lifelines need time — and help from the state. New York’s...
May theater is abundant
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 6 days agoThe world of theatre truly blossoms this May with an abundance of fascinating plays. It’s a rock musical about the wives of Henry VIII and is 90-minutes of energy with a history ...
The sublime and deeply therapeutic joys of karaoke in the Bay Area
San Jose Mercury News· 5 days ago“He saw my profile and said, ‘I could marry this woman’ out loud,” recalls Bethune-Daniels, a school...