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BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in programs ...

Gen. William T. Sherman‘s infamous “March to the Sea” is covered almost antiseptically in American history texts. Yet, ...

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Robert L. Green, a 91-year-old pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement, last night urged members of the Loudoun County Public ...

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In lacing up a lively history of the slam dunk, Mike Sileski digs into the social and racial implications of sports’ most ...

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