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University of Aberdeen still 'commemorating' slave trade donors, report finds
Aberdeen Live via Yahoo News UK· 11 hours agoThe report considered the legacies of slavery ranging from the connections of alumni, faculty staff...
Book on 1981 Liverpool 'is antidote to colonial education'
Liverpool Echo via Yahoo News UK· 11 hours agoThe books we read and were required to read (in school) are designed to celebrate and glorify the...
The question that Australia cannot answer: if we can’t depend on America, then who?
The Guardian· 1 day agoThe dystopian world in which Australia would plough its own lonely furrow in the aftermath of an...
Opinion: This July 4th weekend, a different way to celebrate the history we share
CNN.com· 1 day agoEditor’s Note: Lonnie G. Bunch III is the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Carla Hayden is...
Karlovy Vary Competitor ‘Banzo’ Brings the Deadly Heartbreak of Colonialism to the Screen
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 1 day agoMargarida Cardoso’s “Banzo,” which plays in the main competition section of Karlovy Vary Film...
The search for the random numbers that run our lives
BBC News· 2 days agoOur world runs on randomly generated numbers and without them a surprising proportion of modern life would break down. So, why are they so hard to find?
Mark Bennett: A river city that lets its cultural, historic gems shine — Liverpool
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind.· 2 days agoDifferences between Terre Haute and Liverpool, England, abound, but the two cities share a few commonalities. For sure, Liverpool is far bigger, with 496,784 residents — more than eight times ...
Beacon of Hope traveling monument unveiled today at John Brown Farm
Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y.· 2 days agoLAKE PLACID — Harriet Tubman and John Brown never shared space in the Adirondacks, it is said, until today. The “Beacon of Hope,” the nationally recognized sculpture of Harriet Tubman created ...
Who Is David Lammy, Britain’s New Foreign Secretary?
New York Times· 2 days agoDavid Lammy, the son of Guyanese immigrants who grew up poor in working-class London, on Friday became Britain’s chief diplomat, taking the lead on...
David Lammy: friend of Obama now UK foreign minister
AFP via Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoBritain's new foreign minister David Lammy, appointed Friday, is a trailblazing black lawmaker descended from slaves who calls former US president Barack...