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Lincoln called for divided Americans to heed their ‘better angels,’ and politicians have invoked him...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 week agoLincoln's words and legacy are often invoked by U.S. politicians in times of crisis. Marc Dozier/The...
Can a brush with death change politicians? It did for notorious Alabama segregationist George...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 week agoFormer Alabama governor and presidential candidate George Wallace speaks to reporters in Detroit on...
Decades after Billie Holiday’s death, ‘Strange Fruit’ is still a searing testament to injustice –...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoBillie Holiday records her penultimate album, 'Lady in Satin,' in New York in 1957. Michael Ochs...
Electing a virtuous president would make immunity irrelevant, writes a political philosopher
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoOn July 1, 2024, the Supreme Court granted substantial immunity from criminal charges to former...
Mindy Kaling and Bruce Springsteen set to be honoured with humanities medals by Joe Biden
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBruce Springsteen and Mindy Kaling will be among those honoured at the 2021 National Humanities...
'Cabrini' film tells origin of first US citizen saint: What to know about Mother Cabrini
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe film "Cabrini," in theaters Friday on International Women's Day, details the story of a woman...
Gen Z and millennials have an unlikely love affair with their local libraries
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLibraries can be an oasis from doomscrolling and information overload. Diliff/Wikimedia Commons, CC...
5 things to know about the Tulsa Race Massacre, 103 years later
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOn May 31, 1921, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in America began in Tulsa, Okla. For...
Banning TikTok won’t solve social media’s foreign influence, teen harm and data privacy problems
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIt's not just TikTok. Solen Feyissa/Flickr, CC BY-SA When President Joe Biden signed a US$95 billion...
'You reach a point where you have nothing. You will just die' – in East African refugee camps, food...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 8 months agoEmpty bowls at a refugee camp in Kenya. Author provided For refugees living in settlements across...