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  • Prof Patty
  • February 21, 2021

Marie Van Brittan Brown

Home Security System: Marie Van Brittan Brown was the inventor of the first home security system. Her patent also laid the groundwork for the modern closed-circuit television system that is wi

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

Tulsa’s Black Wall Street burned. These artists have a new vision (audio).

October 29, 2020 By Jessica Mendoza Multimedia reporter; Samantha Laine Perfas Story Team Leader [This is one of a series of articles/podcasts in the Christian Science Monitor.]

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 11, 2020

How the U.S. Navy’s First Black Officers (The Golden Thirteen) Helped Reshape the American Military

BY DAN C. GOLDBERG  MAY 19, 2020 3:00 PM A black man had graduated the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1877 and the Army had its first black general in 1940. But when

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 7, 2020

March on Washington 37th Anniversary

National Museum of African American History and Culture to Honor March on Washington 37th Anniversary Via Free Online Films & IG Posts The resource webpage is available at nmaahc.si.edu/marcho

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  • Prof Patty
  • April 30, 2020November 5, 2025

Women’s History / American History

Read more about women’s history here. Do You Know Claudete Colvin, Aurelia Browder, Susie McDonald and Mary Louise Smith? Read more about these true pioneers here. Colvin’s

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NY Times

  • NOAA Issues El Nino Advisory
  • SpaceX Finalizes IPO Price at $135 a Share in World’s Largest Public Offering
  • Late Night Prepares for Trump’s U.F.C. Birthday Fight at the White House
  • Tornadoes Are Reported as Storms Sweep the Midwest
  • ‘Operation Pushkin’: Paris Trial Puts Spotlight on Rare-Book Heists
https://youtu.be/SmHrlKaOBYc?si=ddFrERkCsPwpL4hw

NPR

  • This week's Short Wave news roundup
  • Socioeconomic factors are becoming 'biologically embedded' in children's brains
  • From neon mosquitoes to winged migrations, top images captured by scientists
  • NASA names 4 astronauts on the 'highly complex' Artemis III lunar training mission
  • Whales are showing up in San Francisco Bay. New ship alerts could help protect them
https://youtu.be/hI1UcHIxK1Y?si=QdV2nwcTpGhpUsOC

The Progressive

  • Fighting for Care
  • The Equity Docket: Fast-Tracking Exclusion
  • Don’t Ax Proven Ways to End Homelessness
  • ‘No One Should Be Left Behind’
  • Donald Trump and a Joyless World Cup
https://youtu.be/ryXsRRonhVc?si=61yPXXV3PS9VEBKv

FactCheck.org

  • Trump Exaggerates Previous Spending on Reflecting Pool
  • FactChecking Trump’s Contentious ‘Meet the Press’ Interview
  • Ohio Senate Candidates Spar Over Donations Tied, Loosely or Not, to Epstein
  • Trump’s Push to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
  • Trump Misrepresents Climate Change Scenarios
https://youtu.be/d5BWWQAQ-co?si=He4nHqhAZJodLpvT

Snopes.com

  • Criminals aren't using screws at gas pumps to scam customers, despite warnings
  • DOJ attorney said government could 'bulldoze' Statue of Liberty, but context is key
  • Did Gwyneth Paltrow star in commercial for luxury real estate in Israel?
  • Unverified FBI tip alleged Trump knew of and funded 'underage sex parties' at golf course
  • Image of Karmelo Anthony crying in court is fake. Here's how we know

Tradeoffs

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  • A Closer Look at a Widely Despised Health Insurance Policy
  • Republicans Want to Change How You Buy Health Care
  • The U.S. Saved $1 Trillion on Health Care. Why Doesn't It Feel Like It?

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