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David Mabuza, a former South African deputy president, has died at age 64, his party says
The African National Congress says David Mabuza, a former deputy president of South Africa, has died at age 64. Mabuza served ...
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America has a major birthday coming up — here's what to expect for the big 2-5-0
It's the nation's semiquincentennial! July 4, 2026, is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of ...
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‘We the People’ includes all Americans – but July 4 is a reminder that democracy remains a work in progress
The Conversation focuses on how the overall expansion of voting rights and a historical understanding of “We the People” ...
Americans largely disapprove of attacks on science and medicine, survey finds
Americans disapprove of the Trump administration's policies targeting science and medicine by a margin of more than 2 to 1, ...
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Carla Hayden, former Librarian of Congress, speaks on her dismissal, the future of libraries at Philadelphia event
Hayden, both the first woman and first Black person to head the Library of Congress, was fired by President Donald Trump in May.
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Firsts in Black and African American Cartoons and Comics
While participating in the Library’s Archives, History, and Heritage Advanced Internship Program (AHHA), [Lucy Havens] had ...
7 Supreme Court Cases That Black Americans Should Track This Summer
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday issued a number of blockbuster rulings that have implications for everything from President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order to the future of ...