Opinion
One family’s stories prove to be a window on Black struggle and persistence in American history
At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family line, and he takes readers along on the journey.
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Durham’s Black History Is a Large Part of Durham History
The great scholar W.E.B. DuBois visited the city during ... of Duke’s relationship with Durham’s Black community is an ongoing effort to “improve outcomes for Black people and the community at-large. ...
There could be a supermassive black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud hurling stars at the Milky Way
Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.
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LETTER: Big changes for America since Jan. 20
It’s amazing the many things that have already changed since Jan. 20. We now have a fully functional president of the United States. We have a vice president who can speak in a way the average ...
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Scientists discover largest black hole jet ever seen in the early universe — its twice as long as our galaxy
"Interestingly, the quasar powering this massive radio jet does not have an extreme black hole mass compared to other quasars ...
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The Learning Network
What place do stories of romance and marriage have in the pages of a newspaper? Join this conversation with the Vows writer Rosalie R. Radomsky by Feb. 14 to find out. By The Learning Network A ...
Symphony review: Masterworks 5 revitalizes our awareness of American history through spiritual melodies and the words of Martin Luther King Jr.
English Aristocrat Sir Philip Sidney wrote an essay titled “In Defense of Poesy.” In this text, he defends the value of ...
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Trump Directly Calls for U.S.A.I.D. to Be Shut Down The ousted director of federal prisons contests her firing, citing civil service rules. Vance calls for reinstatement of DOGE worker who ...
Federal prisons being used to detain people arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown
President Donald Trump’s administration is using federal prisons to detain some people arrested in its immigration crackdown, the federal Bureau of Prisons said Friday, returning ...
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Created by Johns Hopkins researchers, EpiScalp could significantly reduce false positives and spare patients from medication side effects, driving restrictions, and other quality-of-life challenges ...
Super Bowl artist weaves Black Masking culture into vibrant logo and theme art for NFL global stage
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Artist Tahj “Queen Tahj” Williams rarely cruises through downtown New Orleans, but recently she did, finding one of her creations on full display: The Super Bowl logo and theme art ...
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'Impossible' black holes detected by James Webb telescope may finally have an explanation — if this ultra-rare form of matter exists
Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal monster black holes in the early universe that seem to have grown too ...