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She Was Battling Virginia Segregation at the Age of 9
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 8 months agoJessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesSometimes you can tell a book by its cover. That’s...
How a girl in the old South grew up to be a civil rights historian and a Harvard president
LA Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoDrew Gilpin Faust's memoir, "Necessary Trouble," documents how a privileged Virginia girl became a civil rights activist, historian and Harvard president.
Shellys: Looking at 'necessary trouble' to find equality, justice for all
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoRecently, Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvard University President Emerita, wrote a memoir titled, "Necessary...
How a NY high school student set the record straight for a Black Civil War vet
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBuried under a weathered gravestone in Milltown Rural Cemetery in Brewster, New York, lies Pvt....
Harvard Will Have Its First Black Leader as Claudine Gay Is Named University's Next President
People via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHarvard University has made a historic appointment with the school's 30th president. Claudine Gay, a...
Harvard names Claudine Gay first Black president in its history
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn a historic move, Claudine Gay has been selected as Harvard University's 30th president, the Ivy...
Abcarian: In a righteous world, Trump couldn't run. Does the Supreme Court live in that world?
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Supreme Court could choose the least fraught way out of the cases that will decide Donald...
Op-Ed: Why we need a national day of remembrance for COVID victims
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFlags planted on the lawn at Griffith Observatory last November were part of a memorial honoring...
Gen Z never learned cursive. The effects of this are more widespread than you think
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCursive has been on the decline since 2010. Some of the effects are unexpected. Does losing cursive...
The Atlantic To Publish New Anna Deavere Smith Play ‘The Ghost Of Slavery’ In Full
Deadline via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFor the first time in nearly a century, The Atlantic magazine will publish a new play: The Ghost of...