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Ida, Maya, Rosa, Harriet: The Power in Our Names
“SoJo,†the cat of Representative Ayanna Pressley, Democrat of Massachusetts, is a celebrity in her own right. SoJo is a minor Twitter influencer; her...
This Is How We Juneteenth
Kenneth Timmons, who works for a federal government agency in Houston, said the first thing he usually does before every Juneteenth is take the...
How Reparations for Slavery Became a 2020 Campaign Issue
“If you agree it’s the right thing to do, then the fact that it may not poll well isn’t a concern,†Mr. Romanoff said....
How the Women of the Jemima Code Freed Me
For years, my first kitchen story was crowded out. I walled my grandmother in behind an emotional fortress that left me feeling inadequate and...
Nemir Kirdar, Middle East Financier With Foot in the West, Dies at 83
Nemir Kirdar was born on October 28, 1936, in Kirkuk, Iraq, one of five sons of Amin Kirdar and Nuzhet Mohammed Ali Kirdar. His...
Effigy Found Near California Park Where Nooses Were Recently Removed
Police in Oakland, California, removed a “fake body hanging from a tree†on Thursday morning near Lake Merritt, the same park where multiple nooses...