Three Cumberland County men who died after serving our country were buried in the forgotten remnants of an overgrown cemetery, their stories lost in the woods and in the pages of history.
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Five Ways To Honor Our Nation’s Black Heroes This Veterans Day | HuffPost
We owe the 2.7 million African American veterans in the U.S. a great debt.
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Artists Respond with Devastation, Then Determination, to the Election of Donald Trump
The shock after Donald Trump’s election has turned to anger and determination, a galvanizing desire to fight for change and a better world than the one the President-elect plans to create.
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The Audacity of Hopelessness
Throughout this election cycle I was confident of a Hillary Clinton victory because she is eminently qualified for the presidency and she ran a strong campaign.
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Newly Elected U.S. Senator Kamala Harris Is a Woman to Watch
If there is a light at the end of the tunnel after last night’s devastating presidential election outcome, then it surely comes in the form of Kamala Harris.
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Things Are About to Get Much Worse for Poor Americans
They didn’t vote for this. Richer Americans did.
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Retrospective: The Latest News in Black Art – Theaster Gates Starts Apprentice Program, Rodney McMillian Wins Austin Art Prize
This week, Theaster Gates announced a groundbreaking apprenticeship program to provide training for local residents through his Rebuild Foundation in Chicago; Rodney McMillian received an important inaugural art prize; and a number of African American artists were honored at galas and benefit dinners.
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The U.S. is not a Post-racial Society
Race was undeniably a factor in this US election.
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I’m Young, Black, and Male. I Live in Fear of a Trump Presidency.
For many of you who are a little older and white, a Trump presidency would be a huge bummer. For me, it would be dangerous.
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This $1.4 Million “Bird” Makes an African-American Art Collection Soar to New Heights
With his first major contemporary acquisition, the Detroit Institute of Arts’ new director is reinvigorating the museum.
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