For Black celebrities like Oprah, it’s impossible to be apolitical
But to equate Oprah with other “celebrity” politicians like Donald Trump and Arnold Schwarzenegger skirts the history of how black celebrities have long assumed political roles – often unintentionally ...
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.
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How Pachinko Depicted the Bombing of Nagasaki
Let's see what it looks like in black and white, which was so, so much later, and it was amazing. Joe Gawler, our colorist, is brilliant. It really did change the feel of the scenes." Telling a World ...
Alabama congressional district redrawn to better represent Black voters sparks competitive race
Democrat Shomari Figures, who worked in the Obama White House and as a former top aide to U.S. Attorney General Merrick ...
Brainerd Dispatch8d
The Christian extremist and Nazi conspiracy that threatened American democracy
Politicians in the 1930s cozied up with Nazis to distribute propaganda on the taxpayers' dime, and defended Nazis intent on ...
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 ...
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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 ...