A culture of commemoration is still thriving in this Dutch town 80 years after its liberation
The gravesites of American soldiers buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial near Margraten have been adopted by Dutch families for generations.
BBC28d
WW2 camera used to photograph dig near ancient fort
Terry Sommer, an undergraduate student from California who is studying in Scotland, documented this summer's investigations in black and white photographs using a 90-year-old camera that used to ...
A century later, Black soldiers get the recognition they never got after World War I
The new World War I Memorial in D.C. has a sculpture wall that honors the contributions of Black soldiers, who rarely were ...
Philadelphia Tribune26d
Being Black in Germany has never been easy. Elections in eastern states could make it harder still
ERFURT, Germany — It was a balmy summer night in 2020, shortly after the lifting of Germany's first COVID-19 lockdown, and Omar Diallo and two friends from his home country of Guinea wanted to ...
Newsday14d
Alabama congressional district redrawn to better represent Black voters sparks competitive race
“Black voters are now more enthusiastic. Young voters are now more enthusiastic,” McCrary said. On the Republican side, enthusiasm to return Trump to the White ... the latest news and more ...
Milwaukee Independent15d
U.S. Navy posthumously exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished for deadly port explosion in 1944
The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors in July who were found to be unjustly punished in 1944 following a horrific ...
Yahoo25d
‘The Six Triple Eight’: Tyler Perry’s WW2-Set Netflix Film Drops First Trailer With Kerry Washington Leading Ensemble
Netflix has dropped the first trailer for Tyler Perry‘s World War II-set film ... that were inferior to those available to white and Black male soldiers. Demonstrating resourcefulness, they ...
The Conversation16d
Black church leaders brought religion to politics in the ‘60s – but it was dramatically different from today’s white Christian nationalism
Their densely worded statement called on national leaders, “white churchmen,” Black citizens and the mass ... solve the cities’ problems. Accurate news coverage, full employment and equal ...
WPLG14d
Alabama congressional district redrawn to better represent Black voters sparks competitive race
On opposite sides of the courthouse square in Tuskegee, Alabama — a place steeped in African American history, including the city’s namesake university and World War II airmen — two opposing ...
Newsday19d
Poland holds a state burial for more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany's World War II massacres
WARSAW, Poland — Poland held a state burial Monday for more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany’s World War II mass executions ... with ribbons in national white and red colors across them.
Belfast Telegraph29d
Newtownards residents frustrated by lack of financial support for households affected by WW2 bomb
Residents who have been left out of pocket after being forced to evacuate their homes following the discovery of a massive WW2 bomb in Newtownards ... told this newspaper that any loss or damage ...