UW professor battles a ‘direct, frontal assault’ on Black history
When Quintard Taylor launched BlackPast in 2007, he didn’t realize attacks on history would make the site as necessary as it ...
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Letter: Give Black history its due throughout the year
To the editor: Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Claudette Colvin, Bessie Coleman, Ruby Bridges. Some of these names might ... Why do we learn about white history all year and limit Black history to ...
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Rhode Island eighth graders trek south to learn about the Civil Rights Movement
Each winter, eighth grade students at the Gordon School take a trip to Alabama and Georgia to visit historic sites associated ...
The Berkshire Edge4d
COMMUNITY MATTERS: Activating people committed to place
The Westside Legends have achieved great success in building community in partnership with residents in the neighborhood.
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Ruby Bridges
In the 1960s, Ruby Bridges became the first African-American student to integrate into an entirely white public school system in New Orleans. She joins Charlayne Hunter-Gault, who followed in ...
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Half of US bridges are in 'fair' condition. These 3D models show parts that go first
More than half of the bridges in the United States are now rated as "fair" in the 2024 National Bridge Inventory database. Before 2013, the majority of the more than 473,440 bridges in the ...
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Major U.S. bridges at high risk of being struck by ships
Ships are highly likely to collide with major bridges across the United States, with potentially catastrophic collisions happening every few years, according to preliminary findings of an urgent ...
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In wake of Ruby Franke abuse case, Utah adds protections for children of social media influencers
The law follows the child abuse conviction of Ruby Franke, a mother of six who dispensed parenting advice to millions on YouTube before her arrest on child abuse charges in 2023. Gov. Spencer Cox ...
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Utah adds protections for children of online creators after Ruby Franke case
So being *** mom is *** full time job but popular Utah family blogger, Ruby Frankie was arrested. Wednesday. The 41 year old mother of six is known for sharing clips of her children's daily lives ...
In Better Spirits
In 2017, the recognition came. Columbia Room won Best American Cocktail Bar at the Spirited Awards—the Oscars of ...
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BLACKPINK's Jennie's "Ruby" Spends 2nd Week In Top 20 Of Billboard 200
On March 25 local time, Billboard revealed that Jennie’s first full-length album “Ruby”—which debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 last week—had ranked No. 20 in its second week on the ...