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Uncancel the minutemen: Celebrate Lexington and Concord heroes, Black and White, on battle's 250th anniversary
This month marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, where minutemen fought British soldiers who ...
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Marin City bus shelter art project honors community's Black pioneers
Oshalla Diana Marcus stepped into the bus shelter on Marin City's busiest street and stared at the new mural of dignified Black shipyard workers in heavy welding clothes and Sunday finery. One of the ...
“It’s so many of us, but we don’t know where we are buried,’ Organization creates database for unmarked and missing African American graves
Generations of African Americans are buried across the Shenandoah Valley, but many of their final resting places remain ...
Does the ‘shot heard ’round the world’ still echo 250 years later?
But even though I have a hard time envisioning these historic events occurring in my hometown as it is today, sometimes when ...
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Racial diversity of scientists could increase enrollment of Black clinical trial participants
Research from Harvard Kennedy School’s Marcella Alsan shows Black survey respondents’ interest in clinical trials increased ...
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Duke to Award Three Honorary Degrees at 2025 Commencement Ceremony
Duke University will award honorary degrees to Dr. Rebecca Buckley ’54, David Robinson II ’64 and Dr. Feng Zhang during its ...
How people of color contributed to the American Revolution in Massachusetts
A Concord man is making sure that the contributions of people of color during the Revolutionary War do not go unnoticed.
Towns across the USA share a historic name. This man visited them all.
Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, reenact the start of the American Revolution every year, but this year's festivities ...