African Americans
Opera company makes history, casts black singers in “Don Carlo”
April 23, 2015When King Philip II faces off against the Grand Inquisitor in "Don Carlo," they won't just be portraying history, they'll be making it.
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Historians: History is more than an academic exercise
April 21, 2015"History shapes and molds our perceptions of our past, present and future; it informs and builds a narrative: it provides lessons applicable to today's reality."
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Today in history: The Civil War ends
April 9, 2015The death toll is estimated at perhaps as many as 750,000, out of a total U.S. population of only 30 million at the time.
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Family of Tamir Rice launches petition for justice
April 2, 2015"My 12-year-old cousin Tamir Rice was tragically shot to death by Cleveland police on November 22, 2014."
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Police settle lawsuit on use of chemical agents in Ferguson
March 30, 2015"We had not seen this kind of excessive police force used against protestors since the civil rights movement of the 1960's"
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