10 books besides ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ that tackle racial injustice
The 1960 novel is a perennial reading assignment for many students, but there are many other great books that tackle…
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Following Father Theodore Hesburgh through the Civil Rights era
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With the Juke Joint Festival, a Mississippi city aims to lose its economic blues
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How a mural is uniting a Bronx community after a 15-year-old’s murder
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How this Palestinian music festival is breaking down cultural barriers
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Artist Miguel Colon on community and learning to see himself
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How Ohio’s first black architect’s career rose above racist roadblocks
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Novelist Nathan Englander on how ritual fuels his writing
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Following Father Theodore Hesburgh through the Civil Rights era
With the Juke Joint Festival, a Mississippi city aims to lose its economic blues
10 books besides ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ that tackle racial injustice
In an age of extremes, country music star Scotty McCreery finds his place ‘in between’
How a mural is uniting a Bronx community after a 15-year-old’s murder