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Black History Month — Highlighting Boe Bladen, the first African-American property owner in Erie region
We kick off our coverage for Black History Month Wednesday with a look back at the first African-American property owner in the Erie region. What historians now know about Boe Bladen is on display at ...
SC attorney general renews argument Charleston violated state law by removing Robert E. Lee marker
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is renewing accusation that Charleston County schools violated state law when it ...
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American Library Association announces 2025 Youth Media Award winners
The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children and ...
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For 150 years, Black journalists have known what Confederate monuments really stood for
The first truly national Confederate monument was the statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond. It was unveiled before an ... Telling the truth about American history requires transforming these memorials ...
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Robert Eggers Is Curating a Film Series All About the Gothic Romances, Fairy Tales, and Folklore That Inspired His ‘Nosferatu’
Robert Eggers is taking the concept of a bloody Valentine quite literally for an upcoming program at New York City’s Film at Lincoln Center. The auteur has curated a nine-film lineup for “Conj ...
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Lee Zeldin, Trump’s E.P.A. Nominee, Is Short on Environmental Experience
Former New York congressman Lee Zeldin ... up to serve at the E.P.A. I couldn’t be more excited to partner with our E.P.A. team nationwide, to exceptionally serve the American public.” ...
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Family of jailed Australian Robert Pether fear he will die behind bars, as fresh charges loom in Iraq
Robert Pether has been behind bars in Iraq since 2021 on what his family have described as trumped-up fraud charges. The Australian has learned he is facing prosecution on more offences, just as ...
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Meeting the moment: Kenny Lee proud to be first African American mayor in Waynesboro
Kenny Lee was overcome with emotion after he was chosen by his fellow City Council members to serve a two-year term as the Waynesboro mayor on Monday night. Despite the importance of the moment ...
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Who is Robert Lee Davis III? What we know about the suspect in deputy's shooting
Robert Lee Davis III has been shot and killed, according to Houston Police. Davis is accused of shooting and killing a Brazoria County deputy on Wednesday. Deputies were attempting to serve a warrant ...
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Sean Christopher Davis, the man killed in a shootout hours after killing a deputy, had a violent history
Sean Christopher Davis, aka Robert Lee Davis, died in the dumpster where he'd been hiding. The career violent criminal became the target of a manhunt after he killed BCSO Deputy Jesus Jesse Vargas ...
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Robert Machray Dies: The ‘Cheers’ And Stage Actor Was 79
Robert Machray, a familiar face in theater and on television with guest spots in series like Three’s Company, Life Goes On, Cheers, Roseanne, Suddenly Susan and, most recently, Parks and ...