#Blackface #AmericanHistory #CulturalCritique
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Blackface isn't dead. It isn't even past. - The Boston Globe
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"Darkology" is, in part, about the print culture and paper materials -- nearly ten thousand published minstrel plays, songbooks, step-by-step performance guides, joke books, and the institutional records of the fraternal orders, PTAs, churches, military bases, and universities that staged blackface productions -- making up the history of amateur minstrelsy.
#Affordability #PublicOpinion #AmericanLiving
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What's Going On in This Graph About Affordability?
How do Americans feel about the affordability of education, housing, health care, having a family and retirement.
On a typical day, a person might need to buy groceries, take the train to work or pay their rent.
#MoralRestoration #AmericanValues #CulturalIdentity
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WILLIAM BENNETT, ROB NOEL: America's moral decline demands action. What conservatives must do now
Comedian Conan O'Brien took a swipe at Kid Rock and Turning Point USA during his Oscars monologue on Sunday and joked there was an "alternate" award show.
#AmericanRevolution #Democracy #PoliticalChange
nypost.com
America's revolutionaries: We're our own greatest creations, as...
In his new book, "Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution," Professor Turley explores the meaning and future of democracy on the American Revolution's 250th anniversary.
#BeThePeople #CommunityEngagement #AmericanDemocracy
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The new 'Be The People' campaign wants to unite hundreds of millions of Americans to solve problems
A privately funded initiative called "Be The People" will try to connect hundreds of millions of Americans with efforts to solve local problems as part of a vision for the next 250 years of the United States
As the official celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence culminate on July 4, a well-financed, privately funded initiative will kick off to try to connect hundreds of millions of Americans with efforts to solve local problems.
#HousingMarket #AIVoice #AmericanDream
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Trump's voice in a new Fannie Mae ad is generated by artificial intelligence, with his permission
NEW YORK (AP) -- What sounds like President Donald Trump narrating a new Fannie Mae ad actually is an AI-cloned voice reading text, according to a disclaimer in the video.
#IndependenceDay #AmericanRevolution #Democracy
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Contributor: The 'no kings' movement of 1776 centered on one big idea
As we approach the 250th anniversary of our nation's independence in 1776, the temptation rises to focus on the year's military engagement -- but its most significant events occurred off the battlefield.
#AmericanDream #FinancialSecurity #GenerationalWealth
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How Does the American Dream Differ by Generation?
If you asked your grandparents what the American Dream meant, they might opine on the classic tale of hard work leading to homeownership with the white picket fence, perhaps in a quiet neighborhood where everyone knew each other.
