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Woodson Library Celebrates a Half-Century
The library, home to the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature, will turn fifty years old in December.
‘They can’t erase us’: Is the federal government’s DEI purge rooted in fascism ? | Opinion
Kansas City’s Black Archives faces funding impacts as DEI cuts continue. Learn why preserving Black history is vital amid ...
Trump says he’s erasing ‘shame.’ Critics say he’s hiding historic truths.
Changes in the name of preserving President Donald Trump’s version of American history, experts say, would minimize the ...
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Clark County approves Filipino Town cultural corridor
The effort to bring an official Filipino corridor was led by Rozita Lee, who has lived in Las Vegas since 1979 after moving ...
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'It's a memory of the culture' | Neighbors celebrate Black History Month
Historian Carter G. Woodson is credited with proposing the idea of time dedicated to honoring and learning about Black history. Woodson proposed a week-long event in 1926. Every president has ...
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Defending democracy: ASALH’s Magna Carta for resistance and renewal
Dr. Kaye Whitehead examines the end of America's representative democracy and suggests a new path forward. Learn about ASALH's response.
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D.C.’s Blackness Made It a Cultural Capital. Now It’s a Political Target.
Op-ed: D.C. has long been marginalized for the very thing that has come to define its culture and popularity: its Blackness.