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Tag: Library of Congress

  • Prof Patty
  • February 21, 2021February 21, 2021

Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Charlayne Hunter-Gault, a living connection to this history and a prominent name in television and radio news, worked on the MacNeil/Lehrer Report on PBS starting in 1978, later worked in South Afr

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  • Prof Patty
  • February 21, 2021

Celebrating Black History: Blog Posts from Around the Library of Congress

Celebrating Artists’ Portraits at the Library of Congress for African American History Month blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2021/02/celebrating-artists-portraits-at-the-library-of-congress-for-af

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 20, 2020

I Dissent: A Conversation for Kids with Ruth Bader Ginsburg

October 16, 2020 by Naomi Coquillon In honor of the life of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away one month ago, this post shares highlights from her 2017 vi

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NY Times

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  • Mamdani Responds Cautiously After the Police Kill 2 People in One Night
  • Officials Identify Pair Shot by Border Patrol in Portland, Ore.

NPR

  • This week in science: elephant trunks, butterfly migration and a hot galaxy cluster
  • A 'medical situation' is forcing NASA to end mission at the space station a month early
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  • How large is Greenland, really? Your map may be deceiving you
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The Progressive

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  • The Case of Free Speech v. Trump

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FactCheck.org

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Snopes.com

  • Image claiming to show Renee Nicole Good's car aimed at ICE officer isn't what it seems
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  • ICE shooting of Renee Good was 1st recorded Minneapolis homicide of 2026
  • Beware rumor Denmark renamed Greenland 'Epstein Island' to stop Trump from talking about it
  • ICE agent who shot Renee Good isn't named Steve Grove

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