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1 day ago

The week in which Puerto Rico celebrates its Afro-descendant heritage

The Bandera Cimarrona, a flag conceived at the first edition of the International Summit of Afro-descendants in Puerto Rico in 2022, stands as a symbol of the resistance, the pursuit of freedom, and the strength of Afro-descendants on the island and throughout the Americas.
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fromThe Washington Post
2 weeks ago

National Park Service database flags hundreds of items that might 'disparage' America

These displays and materials are among several hundred that managers have flagged at hundreds of national park locations since last summer in response to administration orders to scrub sites of 'partisan ideology,' descriptions that 'disparage' Americans, or materials that stray from a focus on the nation's 'beauty, abundance, or grandeur.'
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fromwww.mediaite.com
7 months ago

CNN Host Hits Back at Trump Rant in Devastating Opener Informing Him Slavery Was Indeed Bad'

Slavery was evil and central to understanding American history; museums' focus on slavery reflects its profound, exploitative impact on Black bodies and lives.
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