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The central question we tried to answer, what was lost when Greenwood burned in a fury of hate and flames. Worked with an all-star graphics team. @yparshina @singhvianjali via @NYTimes nytimes.com/interactive/2021…

What the Tulsa Race Massacre Destroyed (Published 2021)

We created a 3-D model of Greenwood, home of “Black Wall Street,” as it was before a white mob set it on fire 100 years ago.

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Dramatic video shows the moment a home near the 'rapidly failing' Rapidan Dam flips into the raging Blue Earth River in Minnesota. abcnews.visitlink.me/XP0dvY
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Pioneering Black Louisville journalist Mervin Aubespin dead at 86

Mervin Aubespin was one of the first Black reporters at The Courier Journal, where he covered local civil rights demonstrations in the 1960s.

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Oklahoma Supreme Court Dismisses Tulsa Massacre Lawsuit nytimes.com/2024/06/12/us/ok…

Oklahoma Supreme Court Dismisses Tulsa Massacre Lawsuit (Published 2024)

The last known remaining survivors of the 1921 attack by a white mob were hoping for their day in court.

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Locks of Beethoven’s Hair Offer New Clues to the Mystery of His Deafness nytimes.com/2024/05/06/healt…

Locks of Beethoven’s Hair Offer New Clues to the Mystery of His Deafness (Published 2024)

Using powerful technologies, scientists found staggering amounts of lead and other toxic substances in the composer’s hair that may have come from wine, or other sources.

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Has South Africa Truly Defeated Apartheid? nytimes.com/interactive/2024…

Has South Africa Truly Defeated Apartheid? (Published 2024)

We looked at how far South Africa has come in meeting its goals after 30 years of freedom.

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This is your last chance to visit this Miami museum before all the art is auctioned off miamiherald.com/entertainmen…

This is your last chance to visit this Miami museum before all the art is auctioned off

Last chance to visit the de la Cruz Collection before all the works are auctioned off.

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Re-upping a story about one of the last known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre as the Oklahoma Supreme Court considers whether the reparations suit can continue: Nearing Her 109th Birthday, and Still Waiting for Her Day in Court nytimes.com/2023/11/07/us/tu…

Nearing Her 109th Birthday, and Still Waiting for Her Day in Court (Published 2023)

Lessie Benningfield Randle survived the Tulsa race massacre of 1921. Her lawyers are making what they say is a final bid to keep her case alive.

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Oklahoma Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a public nuisance/reparations case brought by the last 2 known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre: Lessie Benningfield Randle & Viola Fletcher, both 109 yrs old. The nine justices will determine if the case can continue.
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Breaking news: Crystal Mason, the Texas woman who was sentenced to five years in prison for trying to submit a provisional ballot in 2016 that was rejected, has been acquitted on appeal. Story TK. Background: theguardian.com/us-news/2022…

Crystal Mason on a ruling that could change her life: 'I know this is not over’ | The fight to vote

A court in Texas must reconsider its decision to sentence Mason to five years for a voting error – how does she feel?

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Louis Gossett Jr., 'An Officer and a Gentleman' star who broke barriers in Hollywood, dies latimes.com/entertainment-ar…

Louis Gossett Jr., 'An Officer and a Gentleman' star who broke barriers in Hollywood, dies

Louis Gossett Jr. won an Oscar for 'An Officer and a Gentleman' and an Emmy for 'Roots.' The 87-year-old actor died Thursday night in Santa Monica.

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Looking back at the emotional toll of Covid. @elizabethjdias and I worked on this piece roughly a year into the pandemic. nytimes.com/interactive/2021…

Our ‘Before’ No Longer Makes Sense. How Do We Live Now? (Published 2021)

As we look ahead to life after the pandemic, many people are reflecting on deep, personal questions about loss, love, and how to live.

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Hydeia Broadbent has passed away. I remember seeing her on tv when she was little & educating people about HIV/AIDS.
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A man has been charged in the theft of a Jackie Robinson statue that was found dismantled and burned apnews.com/article/jackie-ro…

An arrest has been made in the theft of a Jackie Robinson statue later found dismantled and burned

Police say a 45-year-old man has been arrested in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue found dismantled and burned in Kansas.

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Some of you are looking for a video link to the full version of sunday's performance, not just a snippet and in the best quality possible. Good news! @RecordingAcad published it on their website. Click on the link in the first thread to watch it. Enjoy 🤩 #Grammys #tracychapman
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Chita Rivera, Electrifying Star of Broadway and Beyond, Is Dead at 91 nytimes.com/2024/01/30/theat…

Chita Rivera, Electrifying Star of Broadway and Beyond, Is Dead at 91 (Published 2024)

Appearing in scores of stage productions, she dazzled audiences for nearly six decades, most memorably starring as Anita in “West Side Story” and Velma Kelly in “Chicago.”

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s youngest son Dexter has died age 62 | CNN cnn.com/2024/01/22/us/dexter…

Martin Luther King Jr.’s youngest son Dexter has died at age 62 | CNN

Dexter King, youngest son of Martin Luther King Jr., has died.

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