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What Frederick Douglass learned from an Irish antislavery activist: ‘Agitate, agitate, agitate’
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 2 weeks agoBorn into slavery, Frederick Douglass became one of the leading abolitionists in America....
History Suggests the Impact of Not Drinking Can Reach Far Beyond 'Dry January'
Time via Yahoo News UK· 5 months agoCredit - Henrik Sorensen—Getty Images As February looms, it’s worth considering whether New Year’s...
AI ‘companions’ promise to combat loneliness, but history shows the dangers of one-way relationships
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 5 months agoTech companies are offering AI companions as a convenient cure for the loneliness epidemic, but...
In 1871, the US almost acquired the Dominican Republic. President Ulysses S. Grant hoped that 'the...
INSIDER via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoCrowd of soldiers inside fort as a part of an annexation demonstration, Santo Domingo, Dominican...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News UK· 2 weeks agoJune 19 (or Juneteenth) is considered Black Independence Day by many in the United States, as it was the day that many enslaved people in Texas were...
‘Power’ Review: Yance Ford’s Netflix Documentary Is a Dry but Damning History of America’s Police...
Indiewire via Yahoo News UK· 5 months ago"Strong Island" director Yance Ford returns with a succinct essay film about the corruptive and endlessly violent nature of the system that's designed to keep us safe.
Beyond the Met Gala Theme, Art Is About the Passage of TIme
Time via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoOn Monday, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will host its annual Met Gala, a world-renowned fundraiser...
The new AP African American Studies course has been consumed by politics. But what's actually being...
Yahoo News· 1 year agoRecent controversy surrounding the College Board’s new Advanced Placement course on African American...
Gov. Wes Moore wants Democrats to deliver results. If he pulls it off, he could change Maryland for...
INSIDER via Yahoo News UK· 11 months agoGov. Wes Moore, who ran for office as a first-time political candidate, is laser focused on his goal...
Bodycams Can Help Abusive Police Spread ‘Copaganda’
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoPhoto Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Reuters“Give me your hands!”“Give me your fucking hands!”These and similar phrases were uttered...