Justus Roe's murals feather Chicago neighborhoods
You’ve probably seen Justus Roe’s murals around Chicago.
10 wry, controversial, viral covers from the New Yorker’s 100 years
The New Yorker, now celebrating its centenary, has defied media trends by giving an unusual amount of control to the artists ...
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The Trailblazing Black Librarian Who Rewrote the Rules of Power, Gender and Racial Passing
Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...
From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies
Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including the Forum of Peace in Rome, dedicated by Emperor Vespasian; the Library of ...
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Today I Learned: The National Museum Once Housed the Congress and Senate
From housing the Philippines’ lawmakers and solons to surviving the war, the National Museum of Fine Arts has stood the test ...
‘Did You Forget Mr. Fogel?’: An American Teacher Is Released From Russian Prison
Marc Fogel’s mother lobbied Trump at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., just before an assassination attempt. Now her son is back.
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Black communities are using mapping to document and restore a sense of place
These highways displaced many Black communities. Some Black activists are using mapping to do the opposite: highlight hidden parts of history. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division Joshua F.
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Rotterdam’s new art museum Fenix to open with migration exhibition.
Edward Steichen’s legendary 1950s exhibition The Family of Man inspires one of the opening exhibitions in Rotterdam’s new ...
Most key participants in the American Revolution were young — not elder statesmen
James Madison University professor Rebecca Brannon studies age and the American Revolution. She says her students are often ...
Documentaries to concerts, more than a dozen ways to celebrate Black History Month in OKC
For four decades, the USA has officially celebrated Black History Month, but efforts to honor African American history in ...
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The brief but shining life of Paul Laurence Dunbar, a poet who gave dignity to the Black experience
Cox, University of Dayton Paul Laurence Dunbar was only 33 years old when he died in 1906. In his short yet prolific life, Dunbar used folk dialect to give voice and dignity to the experience of Black ...
35 Black History Figures You Likely Didn’t Learn About in Class
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