Residents of historic Black community near Cincinnati confront White supremacist demonstrators, months after neo-Nazi march
A group of demonstrators wearing black clothing, some holding Nazi flags with swastikas, quickly left a Cincinnati-area ...
Palm Springs Art Museum to spotlight Black artist Howard Smith in Modernism Week talk, May exhibit
In honor of Black History Month and his upcoming exhibit, the Palm Springs Art Museum will host a Modernism Week lecture on Howard Smith Feb. 17.
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1. Americans’ views on COVID-19 risk and the country’s response to health emergencies
Eileen Yam and Giancarlo Pasquini contributed to this chapter. Five years after the pandemic began, Americans largely see ...
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Black History Month, February vacation events planned at Heritage State Park in Fall River
FALL RIVER — Heritage State Park has special exhibits and events coming up for Black ... make masks for Mardi Gras, learn about Colonial-era medicine and hear stories from Native American ...
America's kids are still behind in reading and math. These schools are defying the trend
The average American student remains half a grade level behind pre-pandemic levels of achievement in both reading and math ...
Letters: The Trump administration is focused on soundbites, not substantive change
Administration officials are chasing soundbites — not sustainable changes — and leaving real harm in their wake.
Most US kids aren’t gaining fast enough in reading and math. Some schools are different.
An analysis of state and national assessment test scores finds a few bright spots, along with evidence that interventions ...
There are over 3 million Black-owned businesses in the U.S. — here are 201+ we love
Here are 201+ Black-owned businesses to shop during Black History Month and beyond. Shop Telfar, Jungalow, Pattern Beauty, ...
‘The Amateur’ by Saikat Majumdar: The evolution of a radical rule-breaker
Saikat Majumdar’s new book explores the rise of amateurs as a response to colonial rule, and its current form, embodied by ...
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‘Why Do These Colonizers Feel So Comfortable?’: White Supremacists Group Forced to Retreat from Highway Overpass After Black Residents Drive Them Out Burn Racis…
Residents of a historically Black community in Ohio forced neo-Nazi demonstrators to retreat from a highway overpass, where ...
A 'brush with catastrophe': Close call with Hughes fire stirs concerns about jail safety
Flames from the Hughes fire came within a mile of the Castaic jails before firefighters pushed them back. Inmate advocates are still haunted by the what-ifs.
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Rituals of spirited rebellion
From boys caked in black soot to the sound of rara—the Vodou ... and grotesque-looking masks made from papier-mâché. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAAt Fort James on the island of Antigua, the pink masks ...