How Presidents Day has evolved from reverence to retail
George Washington was uneasy about the idea of commemorating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic, not a king.
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‘Written in the Waters’ surfaces the untold stories of captive Africans lost at sea
Between the 16th and 19th centuries, as many as a thousand slave ships carrying captive Africans sank while crossing the Atlantic Ocean. National Geographic explorer and writer Tara Roberts has been ...
"Morgiane," a forgotten opera written by Black composer in 1855, performed for the first time
"Morgiane" is believed to be the oldest existing opera written by a Black American, but it wasn't seen by audiences until 2025.
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The Chronicle of the Morea: Invaluable History of Medieval Greece
The Chronicle of the Morea is the history of 14th-century Greece, specifically the Peloponnese -- once called the Morea.
Mother Jones14h
How a Black Utopia For Formerly Enslaved People Became a Wealthy White Enclave
You could feel chills to know that they had it and then they just pulled the rug from under them, so to speak.” ...
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Johane Masowe's remains to be exhumed
The High Court has issued a declaratory order affirming the inalienable rights of Peter Jack Masedza's children to exhume and rebury their father's remains, 50 ...