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George Washington Carver: An Innovator Beyond His Era
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFew famous Americans enjoy a status as mythic as that of George Washington Carver, a man whose life as a botanist, agronomist, chemist and inventor earned him a lasting legacy. Carver's work ...
Community Hero: Nicholas Townsend innovates how Alabama educates its children
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNicholas Townsend never thought he would be in the business of educating kids — though he has spent...
Quiz Your Kids with These Fun Trivia Questions
Country Living via Yahoo News· 7 months ago50 Kids Trivia Questions to Quiz Your Little OnesPeopleImages Isn’t it fascinating how kids’ minds work? They’re always dreaming (or scheming) up their...
101 years strong: Peoria's iconic Carver Center reimagined, and she's the face of change
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPEORIA – A lot has changed in the 101 years since the Negro Community Center, the organization that...
Waterfront Botanical Gardens turns 5 — determined to be profitable and forever green.
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe older lessons being taught to the newer gardeners came with some needed guidelines: Peanuts...
Highland Park hasn't had a high school in 7 years. Now district is rallying to change that
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn Highland Park, the small municipality within Detroit, there are more closed school buildings than...
Martin Luther King Day a national holiday?
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoI couldn’t have imagined such a thing on the April evening when I walked numbly along Manhattan’s 3rd Street, processing the fact that Dr. King had just...
Danville students embrace Black history with special project
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 2 months agoDANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Where can you see George Washington Carver, Jackie Robinson, Michael Jackson, and Ray Charles all in the same room? In honor of Black History Month, an elementary school ...
HBCU All-stars bring spotlight to Carver Museum, former Phoenix Union Colored High School
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo Sports· 1 month agoBeyond the mammy dolls, past the icebox and typewriters and Wurlitzer jukebox, antique trophies of all shapes and sizes line the walls of a dim back room at the George Washington Carver Museum ...
Looking for a way to celebrate Black History Month? Check out this list
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrom lectures to film screenings to performances, Austin is offering a bunch of ways to honor Black History Month. Check out this list to find an event near you: Been Here: Queer, Black, and ...
