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Rios Montt passed on: Fight for justice continues
June 4, 2018I begin this with reference to the recent fine article written by Emile Schepers in the PW on the passing of Jose Efrain Rios Montt.
Read moreRemembering Harold Wade Jr. and Benjamin J. Davis Jr.
June 4, 2018Amherst College's two most famous Black graduates never made a secret of which side they were on.
Read moreThis week in history: Robert F. Kennedy assassinated
June 4, 2018New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot in Los Angeles by an assassin in the Ambassador Hotel's Embassy Room ballroom kitchen.
Read moreNazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal retakes the stage
May 24, 2018Highly recommended! Especially if you are not so familiar with Wiesenthal, and more especially for younger audiences.
Read moreBritish suffragette composer Dame Ethel Smyth celebrated at Carnegie Hall
May 22, 2018Dame Ethel Smyth was an early champion of feminism and equality. She is finally achieving public consciousness in the era of #MeToo.
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