"Omar," an opera illuminating a Muslim slave's life in America
CBS News· 3 days agoEerie – just as the curtain was about to rise on the opera based on his story, an image of Omar Ibn...
The Women Who Revolutionized Nursing During the American Civil War
Time via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe timing of Ann’s escape was fortuitous, as Union President Abraham Lincoln had recently signed ...
Billy Porter: ‘I was told my queerness would be a liability. Now it’s my superpower’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTHE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The Emmy, Grammy and Tony-winning actor and singer talks to Kevin E G Perry...
'The right thing to do': City of Hornell votes to recognize Juneteenth holiday
Spectator via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAlthough President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, slavery persisted until June 19, 1865 when Maj ...
Lincoln's midterms: The lessons of 1862, and how they may still apply
The Raw Story· 4 days agoWhen Joe Biden met last week with a "select group of scholars" for a "Socratic dialogue" about...
Upstate NY fire captain suspended after alleged ‘Juneteenth spoof party’
The Post-Standard· 6 days agoAn Upstate New York fire captain has been suspended after a complaint was filed about an alleged...
The Readers' Forum: Tuesday letters
Winston-Salem Journal· 2 days agoThe Aug. 12 article stating that Wake Forest University has decided to charge $2,500 per month for the Wake Forest Baptist congregation to use Davis...
Byron Williams: ‘Cheap civics’ is political posturing
Winston-Salem Journal· 4 days agoIt really is not my intention to pick on the Sunshine State, but lately it has become the classic...