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After Apartheid
New York Times· 6 days agoThirty years after apartheid ended, South Africa will vote again. For the first time, Black South Africans were among those casting ballots. Hopes ran...
Here's Why We Should Put a Gravitational Wave Observatory on the Moon
Universe Today· 7 days agoScientists detected the first long-predicted gravitational wave in 2015, and since then, researchers...
A Decades-Long Mystery – Discovery of “Nitroplast” Challenges Modern Textbooks
SciTechDaily· 4 days agoModern biology textbooks assert that only bacteria can take nitrogen from the atmosphere and convert...
Memphis residents say environmental racism prompted pollution ‘cesspool,' wreaking havoc
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWhen it comes to sterilizing facilities that emit ethylene oxide, areas inhabited largely by Black, Hispanic, low-income, and non-English-speaking people are disproportionately ...
Michael Cuscuna, Who Unearthed Hidden Jazz Gems, Dies at 75
New York Times· 7 days agoPossibly the most prolific archival record producer in history, he was a founder of the Mosaic...
Toxic gas adds to a long history of pollution in southwest Memphis
Staten Island Advance· 21 hours agoThe EPA notified the predominantly Black community that Sterilization Services of Tennessee — which...
‘It’s a deep emotional ride’ – 12 young people in Philly’s toughest neighborhoods explain how...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA social science researcher followed a dozen teens from different neighborhoods in North, West and...
‘Soul of Thoroughbred Racing’: inspiring a younger generation with stories of black jockeys and...
WKYT Lexington· 1 day agoAs we near this weekend’s Kentucky Derby, groups here in Lexington are taking a look back at races...
Review: In ‘Real Americans,’ Rachel Khong uses identity as an entry into science fiction
SFChronicle Datebook· 4 days agoWho gets to be considered “a real American,” and how does that label shift based on the identity of...
DEA to reclassify marijuana, easing restrictions nationwide
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 days agoFederal scientists concluded that there is credible evidence that cannabis provides medical benefits...