Why poems can be safe spaces during the pandemic
In a new anthology, 125 poets write about this moment in real time.
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A Brief But Spectacular take on being a 911 dispatcher during COVID-19
Throughout the pandemic, the NewsHour has highlighted courageous front-line workers who are keeping the country running in the face of…
Dixie Chicks shorten name to The Chicks in order to 'meet this moment'
The term Dixie refers to Southern U.S. states, especially those that belonged to the Confederacy.
Protesters demand removal of statues depicting freed Black American kneeling before Lincoln
Calls are mounting for the removal of twin Emancipation memorials in Washington, D.C., and Boston that depict a freed Black…
Disney to change ride tied to Jim Crow film
The Splash Mountain ride at Disney parks in California and Florida is being recast. Disney officials said the ride would…
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Summer reading lists for young people at a time of crisis
Amid dual national crises of a pandemic and outrage over racism and police brutality, books provide opportunities both to learn…
Les Crystal, a guiding force behind NewsHour, dies at 85
Over his long career, he stood out to his colleagues as a font of singular kindness, fortitude and grace in…
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What the future could hold for these symbols of the American past
As the country faces a moment of reckoning about its treatment of Black Americans and other people of color, the…
How Black bookstore owners see the flood of requests for 'anti-racist' reading
In recent weeks, as national protests have expressed agony and urgency over police killings of Black Americans, Black bookstore proprietors…
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Past pandemics have reshaped society. Will coronavirus do the same?
Although the coronavirus pandemic presents unprecedented challenges for people living through it, humans have endured similar health ordeals in the…
