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‘Continue to work with us’: Wheeler addresses Black community, faith leaders on Dawson Park violence KOIN.com Source link
California’s Park Fire grows 7 times larger in hours as Oregon battles country’s biggest active fire CNN Source link
New Alabama sculpture park, Black history museums are changing the way history is told USA TODAY Source link
Footnotes [1] “Introduction,” in Ruth Baston in The Black Educational Movement in Boston: A Sequence of Historical Events: A Chronology, (Northeastern University School of Education, 2001), 1. [2] Ruth Batson, The Black Educational Movement in Boston: A Sequence of Historical Events: A Chronology, (Northeastern University School of Education, 2001), 46. [3] Ruth Batson, “Thomas Atkins, […]
(The Center Square) – Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon – step aside, please. The No. 1 national park in the nation is Isle Royale in the heart of northern Michigan, says the Wall Street Journal. Yes, you heard that right. The WSJ says its ranking system is “designed to reward parks that draw less crowds yet […]
The 9th Cavalry soldiers stand on the Fallen Monarch in Yosemite’s Mariposa Grove in 1904. Congress, in 1866, created six segregated regiments which were soon consolidated into four black regiments: the 9th and 10th Cavalry and the 24th and 25th Infantry. Historians have recorded the service of these Buffalo Soldiers on the Western frontier, but […]
Summer is here in full swing, meaning families and thrill seekers across the U.S. will head to theme parks in search of some fun in the sun. For those looking to combine screams with savings this summer, vacation rental marketplace HomeToGo ranked 42 theme parks across the country based on affordability and attractions in its […]
“The Stories of Us,” an outdoor art exhibition featuring 10 hand-painted drum sculptures by 11 local artists, opens Wednesday and runs through the summer in Capitol Park in downtown Detroit. The exhibition will be a part of Detroit’s upcoming Juneteenth celebrations, and will honor the legacy of Detroiters who have helped define the city’s culture. […]
The first legally sanctioned free Black settlement in the United States — predating the Civil War by a century — will soon offer visitors a life-sized replica of the complex known as Fort Mose, which has been buried under earth and water on the Florida coast. Sarah Enelow-Snyder describes the history and rediscovery of the […]
268th Station Hospital Surgical Ward in 1944. National Archives The Army Nurse Corps was established in 1901, but African American nurses were not allowed to serve until 1918. During World War II, over 59,000 nurses served in the Army Nurse Corps. Women served closer to the frontlines than ever before. The need for manpower during […]