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Directors of 2 Milwaukee Black history museums share important parts of Wisconsin's history
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFebruary is Black History Month, and Milwaukee has two institutions dedicated to preserving the...
Today in History: May 17, Brown v. Board of Education ruling
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Tuesday, May 17, the 137th day of 2022. There are 228 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 17, 1954, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court handed down ...
Michigan medical community grapples with providing abortion care after Roe v. Wade ruling
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMichigan's largest health system said Friday it would follow the guidance of the state's 1931...
Overturning Roe v. Wade a triumph of decadeslong push by conservative legal movement
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON – Back in the spring of 1982, a group of three conservative students put on a conference...
Why the Court’s Civil Rights Hero Might Have Opposed Affirmative Action
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDuring a period of intense debate over affirmative action in 1987, Thurgood Marshall, the nation’s first Black Supreme Court justice, was called upon to defend one of his judicial heroes, John ...
This Fort Worth lawyer blazed Texas legal trails. Now a children’s book shares his legacy
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJudge L. Clifford Davis sits in his conference room, surrounded by mementos representing key events...
Clayborn Benson preserves Black history, lights a fire in young people to learn from the past
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe barbershop is where Clayborn Benson’s interest in storytelling first began. As a shoeshine boy...
Remembering Effingham football coach Bob Griffith and his lasting legacy in Georgia
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo Sports· 7 months agoRobert Griffith Sr., the longtime Effingham County football coach known for his devotion to his...
This Sacramento lawyer helped desegregate housing. A film series tells his legacy
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFrom a young age, Mazuri Colley had people coming up to her telling her what her grandfather had...
Here's when all 8 Ivy Leagues began admitting minorities — and how they're responding to the Supreme...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 10 months agoStudents take part in commencement at Harvard University in 2023.Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe...