Sophia Alvarez Boyd
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Offensive words are often used in the names of natural American landmarks. Efforts to change them arThe word "squaw" is used often in the names of American landmarks (more than 650 places, according to the U.S. Geological Survey).
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The need for welfare aid has grown over the last year, but states are leaving funds unspent that are meant to help people in need.
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Billions of dollars in funding for renewable energy is on the table for the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico.
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The Smithsonian American Art Museum has bought a collection of early photographs, including very rare daguerreotypes from three early Black photographers dating to the mid 19th century.
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Virtuoso guitarist Sunny War is releasing her first album for the first time. It's called Seems You Haven't Learned.
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Carol Burnett, who heads an advocacy group for child care centers, says the funds will help mothers enormously — "whether they're trying to get out of poverty" or "find a pathway to higher income."
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For more than 40 years, 96.3 WHUR-FM broadcast Patrick Ellis's beloved and popular radio show Gospel Spirit Sunday mornings, filling the homes and cars of Washington, D.C., with the sound of church.
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The symbols of America's racist past have been under intense scrutiny since the protests against police brutality erupted nationwide. Now, the traditional music community is having its own reckoning.
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Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana discuss mining personal fears and pain to write their third album, which they've given the clever acronym WIMPIII.
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The R&B duo Chloe and Halle Bailey talk about their sophomore album, Ungodly Hour, named after a phrase that describes insecurity, inner turmoil and a crisis of self-confidence.