Oregon moves to ban display of nooses, a racist symbol
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Greg Evans, a Black man who joined a parade of witnesses urging Oregon lawmakers to ban
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As virus-era attacks on Asians rise, past victims look back
Nearly a year after they were almost stabbed to death inside a Midland, Texas, Sam’s Club, Bawi Cung and his
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In Mississippi, small-town bluesman keeps aging music alive
BENTONIA, Miss. (AP) — With callused hands, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes plucks an old acoustic guitar at the juke joint his
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Lawmakers can’t cite local examples of trans girls in sports
Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls’
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Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee to honor civil rights icons
DETROIT (AP) — Dr. Bernard Lafayette Jr. was a young activist emerging from the 1961 sit-ins and Freedom Rides that
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6 Dr. Seuss books won’t be published for racist images
BOSTON (AP) — Six Dr. Seuss books — including “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and
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Historical remains found during construction reburied in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Human remains of early New Yorkers that were discovered during construction in and around Washington Square
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2nd Jacob Lawrence painting missing for 6 decades located
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A second panel from American artist Jacob Lawrence’s sweeping series “Struggle: From the History of the
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Dede Ayite’s costumes always ‘build up layers’
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the most intriguing parts of the costumes at the Broadway play “A Soldier’s Story”
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Victims of anti-Asian attacks reflect a year into pandemic
Nearly a year after they were almost stabbed to death inside a Midland, Texas, Sam’s Club, Bawi Cung and his
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