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He was an advocate for immigrants, stating in 2024 that those who knowingly and intentionally harm immigrants are creating a “grave sin”.
Leaders, said the Pope, must hear “both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor”. Pope Francis was a spokesperson for the least…
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Harvard is standing strong rejecting the Administration notion that they can mandate changes in ways the university admits students and hires faculty.
Kudos to Harvard University for standing up to the bullies in the Administration who are trying to meddle in all forms of university governance. Using purported…
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Notably, the President signaled his indifference to this rousing movement by silently playing golf, failing to react,
They rallied in Washington, DC and in Boston, in Chicago and Concord, New Hampshire, in Milwaukee and Asheville, North Carolina, and in 1300 other places. A…
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As always, our work will be shaped by the best scholarship, free of partisanship, to help the American public better understand our nation’s history, challenges, and triumphs.
After President Trump’s executive order on March 31, 2025, which named two Smithsonian museums, one completed (devoted to the African American experience) and one underway (dedicated…
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in the name of “truth and sanity”, the Presidential Action will insert lies and insanity into our history and museums.
On March 27, 2025, the President issued yet another inane Executive Order, this one a “Presidential Action” titled, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” Given…
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The nation is sick. Trouble is in the land. Confusion all around. That's a strange statement. But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered this speech in support of the striking sanitation workers at Mason Temple in Memphis, TN on April 3, 1968 —…
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Scrubbing our history books of references to Black, Brown, and other patriots is just a first step towards dismantling any notion of critical thinking.
After he won the Nevada Republican caucuses in 2016, the current President crowed about his victory. “We won with young. We won with old. We won…
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The National Gallery of Art is currently featuring the work of Elizabeth Catlett
The National Gallery of Art is currently featuring the work of Elizabeth Catlett
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The Constitution they wrote was designed to protect the rights of white, male citizens. As there were no black Founding Fathers, there were no founding mothers -- a great pity, on both counts.
On January 25, 1972 Shirley Chisholm, Member of Congress from New York's Twelfth District announced her candidacy for President of the United States. She became the…
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We will not cower in the face of what’s to come. Instead, we will stand even more boldly on our promise to present liberating art by, for, and about Queer and Trans People of Color.”
Transgender rights have been on the chopping block since the Trump 2.0 administration took office. Pushback, however, has been equally fierce across the country in Trump’s…
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