Mike Christen The Daily Herald COLUMBIA, Tenn. – A historical marker recognizing one of the most pivotal moments in Columbia’s history was installed in 2016 on a broken sidewalk in front of an abandoned building,…
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How Motown Broke Racial Barriers Like No Other Record Label
In the way its music was presented and the universal themes its artists sang of, Motown broke racial barriers to move everyone, no matter their skin colour. Published on February 21,…
How Oregon’s Second Largest City Vanished in a Day
A 1948 flood washed away the WWII housing project Vanport—but its history still informs Portland’s diversity Natasha Geiling February 18, 2015 The mere utterance of Vanport was known to send…
Josephine Baker Is The First Black Woman Who Will Be Buried At The Pantheon In Paris
PARIS — The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, making the entertainer who is a World War II hero…