This photographer is chasing the ‘ghosts’ of Venice
Beset by overtourism, rising waters and dwindling local residents, Venice is a city in crisis. But photographer Michael Kenna ...
Fiery Wyoming tunnel crash kills at least 2, closes I-80 in both directions
A fiery pileup at a tunnel on Interstate 80 in southwestern Wyoming killed at least two people, seriously injured at least ...
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These Seven Stunning Towers Memorialize Lost Black Lives With Mirrors, Light and Ethiopian Cross Designs
At the National Museum of African Art, a Washington, D.C. artist’s work illuminates a gallery room and honors 54 people who ...
SEWE featured artist Ray Brown’s black and white works imprint the mystical presence of animals
Fine artist Ray Brown is the 2025 SEWE featured artist, bringing his distinctive black-and-white charcoal animal portraits to ...
Most US kids aren’t gaining fast enough in reading and math. These schools are different
The average American student remains half a grade level behind pre-pandemic levels of achievement in both reading and math.
Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” – while they were being shipped to a ...
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The story of the Black ‘Brooklynites’ and their fight for freedom in NYC
Their history is Brooklyn’s history, spanning from the borough’s era as a slaveholding capital in New York and through the ...