Category: American History
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Bring on the Poets, Bring on the Jazz
A president and his horn–Bill Clinton shows his appreciation of jazz. (photo by the Smithsonian Institute) Having nothing at all to do with April Fool’s Day, events for both National Poetry and Jazz Appreciation Month got underway across the United States yesterday, April 1, 2010. In Chicago, Nobel Prize winning…
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Pioneer Science Fiction Author Octavia E. Butler
Author Octavia E. Butler (AP file photo) Octavia Estelle Butler achieved the unprecedented feat of winning three major science fiction awards–the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Awards, all in 1985–before going on in 1995 to also win the MacArthur Foundation Genius Award. This achievement, in addition to a number of other…
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Barack Obama, African-American Legacies, and American Public Policies
Nancy Pelosi holds up newly-signed Health Care Bill. (AP photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta) While campaigning for the presidency of the United States of America, Barack Obama was often asked why he felt he was qualified for the job and he would answer that, according to supporters and colleagues, he…
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Barack Obama extends historical legacy “Astride the Promise of Change”
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