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A gravesite is supposed to be a sacred space–a space for reflection to honor those who went before us. Evelyn Buck, 91, regularly visits what’s now called the Cookeville Buck Cemetery outside of Nashville, Tennessee. It’s a place where Black families have laid loved ones to rest for more than 100 years. It is where […]
Four human skulls were discovered inside a package at a Mexican airport that was due to be sent by courier to the United States, local authorities said on Friday. The skulls were found wrapped in aluminum foil inside a cardboard box at Queretaro Intercontinental Airport in central Mexico, a statement from the National Guard said. […]
Harvey Matthews was born in the River Road community. He stands with Macedonia Baptist Church First Lady, Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, also president of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition. She has led the fight to preserve and prevent further desecration of the cemetery. André Chung for NPR hide caption toggle caption André Chung for NPR Harvey Matthews […]
MOJAVE DESERT, Calif. — As more states legalize cannabis, law enforcement officials say they are seeing an uptick in black market operators using suspected human trafficking victims to grow and trim marijuana sold in legal dispensaries. But authorities and advocates say helping these victims can be complicated because many don’t admit to being trafficked and are […]
The Ohio State University has collaborated with Getty Images, a global visual content creator and marketplace, to launch Picturing Black History, a joint initiative to recontextualize and surface Black histories, providing new perspectives and shedding light on some of the most culturally significant moments of the past. Part of Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective […]
The satellite is scheduled to launch around 1 a.m. ET Thursday morning aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Live coverage of the launch will be available on NASA TV and the agency’s website. The spacecraft, which is the collaborative effort of NASA and the Italian Space Agency, carries […]
The project’s lead archaeologist said the discovery dates back to the early 1800s. WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Archaeologists in Colonial Williamsburg believe they have uncovered history. First Baptist Church in Williamsburg is one of the oldest known Black churches in America, and this week, experts confirmed the discovery of the congregation’s first permanent structure in the […]
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