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Notice of Intended Repatriation: City of Palmdale, Palmdale, CA
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (518+ words) A Notice by the National Park Service on 05/19/2026 This PDF is FR Doc. 2026-10025 as it appeared on Public Inspection on 05/18/2026 at 8: 45 am. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the City of Palmdale intends to…...
'P. G. Peeples, a life well lived'; Civic leader who fought for equality for all, laid to rest
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (193+ words) WUKY 'P. G. Peeples, a life well lived'; Civic leader who fought for equality for all, laid to rest Funeral services were held Monday for Porter G. Peeples, the towering civil rights leader and the longest-serving president and CEO of the Urban League…...
7 Key Facts About James Meredith, the Civil Rights Hero
7+ hour, 40+ min ago (802+ words) James Meredith attended a white university at a time when an African American doing so was unthinkable. James Meredith was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on June 25, 1933, as the ninth of 13 children to Moses and Roxie Meredith. While many African Americans…...
Episode 15: Tuning into history at the Voice of America Museum
10+ hour, 43+ min ago (62+ words) FOX19 | Cincinnati Episode 15: Tuning into history at the Voice of America Museum Season 2 Tri-State Travel Treasures Episode 13: Flying with history at Butler County War Birds Museum Episode 12: The vast worlds, centuries housed in the Cincinnati Art Museum Episode 10: What makes Cincinnati…...
Minnesota city used to be America's "least diverse' " and it hasn't grown in 50 years
7+ hour, 24+ min ago (446+ words) A Minnesota town once rated the country's "city of least diversity" is still overwhelmingly white " but its population has been frozen for the last 50 years, while the rest of the state grew in size and diversity. New Ulm " a small…...
A Look At Texas' Diverse Languages, With Vietnamese On The Rise
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (203+ words) Texas is, to quote an old ad campaign, "like a whole other country". Traveling from one part of Texas to another is like traveling to a different country, foreign languages included. Across Texas, about 164 different languages are spoken regularly with…...
Evil literature and indecent dancing: Why 1926 was a pivotal year in Irish cultural history
19+ hour, 29+ min ago (1182+ words) A female piper at a feis in the Mardyke, Cork, in 1926. Unfortunately, Church-inspired legislation in the era would tighten the State's grip on culture and women's rights. Picture: Irish Examiner Archive The release of the 1926 Census records has cast a…...
Louisville Unveils First Statue Honoring A Black Woman, Celebrating Legal Pioneer And Civil Rights Activist Alberta Odell Jones
5+ hour, 26+ min ago (943+ words) On Friday, May 15, 2026, a new statue honoring civil rights advocate and legal trailblazer Alberta Odell Jones was unveiled in downtown Louisville. Jones was Kentucky's first African American prosecutor and the state's first female prosecutor. Located at the Brandeis Hall of…...
This Day in History: Marchers crossed Robert E. Lee Bridge
14+ hour, 14+ min ago (82+ words) WDBJ7 RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - May 18, 1968: Marchers crossed the Robert E. Lee bridge in Richmond to join caravans heading to Washington, D. C. , for the Poor People's March. The march was organized by The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Gray Media, parent company of…...
Historical covers for May 18: A Teacher of the Year and Brown v. Board of Education
6+ hour, 57+ min ago (98+ words) Shaw Local Historical covers for May 18: A Teacher of the Year and Brown v. Board of Education The cover of the Daily Chronicle for May 18, 1954 (Newspapers. com) As Shaw Media celebrates its 175th anniversary, we looked back at four front pages from…...