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Tag: black history month

  • Kintsugi
  • February 8, 2021November 5, 2025

Honor and Learn This Black History Month

By Adrienne Gaffney Jan. 30, 2021 It’s not an understatement to describe the events of the past year as historic, and particularly for Black Americans. The nation elected it

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  • Kintsugi
  • February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

Black History Month

The Black History Month 2021 theme, “Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity” explores the African diaspora, and the spread of Black families across the United States. You can’t

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https://youtu.be/KxioR1Oufd0?si=NpkU1QFmdH91tHNy

NY Times

  • Are We Still Supposed to Take This Conservative Legal Theory Seriously?
  • Court Filings Describe Ongoing Contact Between ICE and Iran on Deportations
  • He Wanted to Be John Travolta. Instead, He Became ‘Kaves.’
  • Wildfires Rage in Ontario as Smoke Affects Toronto’s Air Quality
  • Trump Pressures ICE to Resume Traffic Stops After They Were Halted Over Fatal Shootings
https://youtu.be/mhi-EHwvk2k?si=4uno0fa_SQRM1e82

NPR

  • Cancer disparities researchers say federal funding changes have disrupted their work
  • Environmental groups sue government to stop a big change to the Endangered Species Act
  • The White House aims to give political appointees more power over research funding
  • Pythons' extreme biology may hold clues for treating human disease
  • EV battery recycling has a math problem
https://youtu.be/admZWRxqXW8?si=9MdUuoW2FSkxUccy

The Progressive

  • For Soccer Fans Around the World, the United States-Hosted World Cup is Complicated
  • Fund Families, Not Cruel Crackdowns
  • Looking for Firm Ground
  • The Ceasefire That Redrew Gaza
  • Locals Resist Data Centers; Democrats Are Too Timid
https://youtu.be/7BJSzFj0bEQ?si=A7gXkENfu_9xiqnr

FactCheck.org

  • No Clear Evidence Religion Is ‘Bigger and Stronger’ in U.S., Despite Trump Claim
  • Explaining What We Know About the Obama Presidential Center Contractor Disputes
  • FactCheck.org Wins Sigma Delta Chi Award for Fact-Checking
  • Alaska Senate Race Ads Mislead on Peltola’s Votes on Military Pay Raise
  • Democratic Lawmakers Question If Trump Is Mystery Recipient of Drug
https://youtu.be/FFjcIp7G3WM?si=BquQ-CldT7ZtxrE5&t=85

Snopes.com

  • Did Joan Sebastian Guerrero's daughter witness ICE agent fatally shooting him? What we know
  • Trump said part of Lindsey Graham's body 'literally blew up'
  • Photo shows White House grounds under construction, not presidential residence itself
  • Did 17 Colorado Republicans vote against banning sexually explicit AI content about children?
  • Breaking down claim Trump paid himself 2.5% contractor fee on new White House ballroom
https://youtu.be/1NQ5ISrW0Js?si=PeYkFhLTskIDdRta

Tradeoffs

  • As Drama at Trump's FDA Subsides, Doubts and Damage Linger
  • Making Medical Decisions with Uncertain Science
  • With Millions Expected to Lose Coverage, States Look for New Ways to Prevent Medical Debt
  • Medicaid Overhaul Complicates States’ Plans to Bring Care Into Jails and Prisons
  • Where Did the No Surprises Act Go Wrong? And Can It Be Fixed?
https://youtu.be/GSiuMgKmiyk?si=CFoFYVwWrKNQHfnA

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