Arts
Review: “A Slave in the White House, Paul Jennings and the Madisons”
February 27, 2013Paul Jennings was born a slave on President Madison's estate in Montpelier, Virginia, in 1799. In 2009, Paul Jennings' descendants arrived at the White House for a private tour.
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Cleveland Laborfest & Forum, and labor exhibition
February 25, 2013It was a multimedia celebration from videos and powerpoint presentations to live drama and music.
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Jon Fromer: A political life in song
February 21, 2013In 1965, Fromer marched from Selma to Montgomery, Ala. with civil rights marchers, kick-starting his life-long devotion to fighting for justice through song.
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Kurt Cobain fans celebrate rocker’s birthday
February 20, 2013The Nirvana frontman was born this day in 1967, and went on to become the voice of a generation and pave the way for heavy music's entry into the mainstream, despite his aversion to such popularity
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Love and revolution: Marx family biography has lessons
February 20, 2013A frequently heard quote from Argentine-Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara is: "Let me say, at the risk of seeming ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love."
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