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Raised in South Carolina and New York, Jacqueline Woodson always felt halfway home in each place.In Brown Girl Dreaming she uses vivid poems to share what…
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Historian Edward Baptist reveals in The Half Has Never Been Told that slavery and its expansion were central to the evolution and modernization of our…
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This weekend marks the 10th Annual Albany Juneteenth Celebration. The free community event is planned for Sunday, in Washington Park.Although the…
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We are very happy to continue our weekly feature on The Roundtable entitled – Ideas Matter: Checking in with the Public Humanities. It is our chance to…
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This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (April 11 – 13), The Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region will present their 13th Public History…
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This morning in our Ideas Matter segment, we spotlight New York Humanities and discuss Anne Northup, Slavery, and the Birth of American Cuisine.12 Years a…
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Last week in our Ideas Matter segment we learned about an exciting national program, Created Equal, which uses documentary films to encourage public…
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Black History Month is here, with a full calendar of events throughout February. Capital Region Bureau Chief Dave Lucas previews some of the first in the…
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Today, black-owned barbershops play a central role in African American public life. The intimacy of commercial grooming encourages both confidentiality…
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A 2010 Gallup poll asking Americans to assess the last nine presidents gave John F. Kennedy the highest ranking and highest approval rating at 85…