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U.S. celebrates first official Juneteenth federal holiday
June 18, 2021Forever now the nation will celebrate the day the last slaves in Texas learned they were free.
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The bombing of Cubana Flight 455: Interview with filmmaker Enrique Berumen
June 11, 2021On October 6, 1976, Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 was bombed by CIA-trained Cuban exiles. A new documentary is bringing the story to the world.
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‘Caste’: From billionaires to ‘untouchables’—a way to understand oppression
June 8, 2021Wilkerson is a skilled storyteller and her book's stories of racist oppression should leave those in the dominant caste hanging their heads in shame. But it's missing something: the class struggle.
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New ‘Go for Broke’ stamp honors Japanese American service members in WWII
June 7, 2021For a time, these second-generation Japanese Americans, known as Nisei, were denied the opportunity to fight despite being American citizens.
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‘A Lad’s Love’: New CD sings of an era of suppressed homosexuality
June 4, 2021Brian Giebler is the new tenor on the block, announcing himself in his stunning début CD release as the torch-bearer, with a shock of headcurls, for a new generation of homophile British composers.
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