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At this museum, the tide brings in odd treasures that become a lasting lesson
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1116+ words) Warning: This story may make you think twice about your holiday shopping and how those shiny, new gifts you're buying might long outlast the joy they bring. Or at least, that's what a museum near the coast of Massachusetts is…...
In new memoir, John T. Edge explores Southern identity and a troubled family history
3+ mon, 21+ hour ago (1050+ words) OXFORD, Miss. " Writer John T. Edge has spent much of his career telling stories about a changing American South filtered through the lens of food and culture. He's published cookbooks and food histories, and he's been a contributor to the New…...
Amid debate about U.S. history, Harlem Hellfighters receive Congressional Gold Medal
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (865+ words) The Harlem Hellfighters of the New York National Guard's 369th Infantry Regiment were posthumously honored this week with a Congressional Gold Medal. They received the highest civilian honor given by Congress, decades after their service during World War I was largely…...
Carolina to 'Cowboy Carter' and back: A celebration of Black roots music finds a home
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (1749+ words) [Between founding the string and jug band Carolina Chocolate Drops and winning a Pulitzer Prize and a MacArthur grant, Rhiannon Giddens has become one of folk music] For musicians like Rhiannon Giddens and Rissi Palmer, trying to break down doors…...
New series explores French cultural influence in Rhode Island
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (835+ words) In this week's Artscape segment, reporter David Wright sat down with Anne Conway, Director of the Museum of Work & Culture in Woonsocket. David Wright: We're here in your office in Woonsocket, where I gather the French connection runs deep. Tell…...
City crews have begun painting over the 'Black Lives Matter' street mural in D.C.
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (310+ words) Crews in Washington, D.C. have begun painting over the city's "Black Lives Matter" street mural, a notable symbol of the 2020 protests against the killing of George Floyd, after a Republican bill targeting the mural threatened city funding. In 2021, Mayor Muriel Bowser…...
On Harriet Tubman Day, a new effort to place the abolitionist on the $20 bill launches
10+ mon, 5+ day ago (1041+ words) A measure to replace President Andrew Jackson with abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill is being taken up again in Congress. The new bill, called the "Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2025," calls for the Treasury secretary to include the abolitionist's…...
This Women's History Month, readers tell NPR about the women who changed their lives
10+ mon, 6+ day ago (1578+ words) In 1982, the U.S. celebrated its first Women's History Week. Four years later, Congress passed a law designating March as Women's History Month. Since 1995, presidents have issued a series of proclamations to celebrate the achievements women have made in U.S. history. This month,…...
60 years after Bloody Sunday in Alabama, elusive racial progress in Selma
10+ mon, 6+ day ago (1890+ words) SELMA, Ala. " People make the pilgrimage annually to walk across the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge, where on March 7, 1965, law officers attacked civil rights activists in an incident that became known as Bloody Sunday. The late Georgia Congressman John Lewis was…...
100 years, 100 moments: How women shaped a century of music
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (1072+ words) To commemorate Women's History Month, World Cafe is looking back on a century's worth of music history. Every week in March, we're pinpointing distinct moments of every year from the past 100 years, a quarter century at a time. Today, we'll…...
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