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‘Start from the heart’: Black photographer Adger Cowans, life and times
August 2, 2022Given the Jim Crow era in which Cowans grew up and matured, “I took all that racism and rejection and everything,” he said, “and I put it in my work."
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Manuel Tiago’s ‘Eulalia’s House’ translator reflects on one of his best books
July 29, 2022Eulalia’s House is the sixth of the eight books in the Manuel Tiago series from International Publishers.
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‘Trouble the Water’ world premiere recounts life of Black hero Robert Smalls
July 29, 2022Robert Smalls (1839-1915). Ever heard of him? Me neither. If you have, you’re better educated than I am, that’s for sure.
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Filipino youth in U.S. denounce new Marcos regime in Philippines
July 26, 2022As the son of the late dictator delivered a major address, Filipino activists swamped his embassy in D.C.
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How an AP reporter broke the Tuskegee syphilis story
July 25, 2022“What I cared about most was that this seemed to be a horrible and deadly injustice to innocent Black men."
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