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This week in history: Robert F. Kennedy assassinated
June 4, 2018New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot in Los Angeles by an assassin in the Ambassador Hotel's Embassy Room ballroom kitchen.
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Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal retakes the stage
May 24, 2018Highly recommended! Especially if you are not so familiar with Wiesenthal, and more especially for younger audiences.
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British suffragette composer Dame Ethel Smyth celebrated at Carnegie Hall
May 22, 2018Dame Ethel Smyth was an early champion of feminism and equality. She is finally achieving public consciousness in the era of #MeToo.
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Connie Hawkins: Michael before Michael
May 21, 2018One of the greatest players of all time, Connie Hawkins's experience mirrored that of many black athletes whose dreams have been crushed by a racist society.
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This week in history: Remembering folk personality Utah Phillips (1935-2008)
May 21, 2018This week marks ten years since the passing of renowned and beloved folk singer, storyteller, poet and recording artist known as "Golden Voice of the Great Southwest.”
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