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Wes Moore takes oath of office as Maryland’s first Black governor

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Wes Moore, placing his hand on a Bible once owned by abolitionist Frederick Douglass, took his oath of office Wednesday to become Maryland’s 63rd governor, the state’s first and the country’s only current Black chief executive.

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Gov.-elect Wes Moore embraces Maryland’s Black history as he readies for historic oath of office

BALTIMORE — The inauguration day of Westley Watende Omari Moore as Maryland’s first Black governor is shaping up to look like a walk through history.

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Bristol writer has spent decades bringing 'strangers' together through story

"Inclusivity needs to be about changing what we’re trying to get into - there’s no point adding people to something that’s rotten"

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Cori Bush: GOP tokenizes speaker nominee

“His name being in the mix is not progress—it’s pathetic," the progressive lawmaker said

Salon

Buffalo turns focus to food justice after supermarket shooting

The shooting at Tops Friendly Markets reignited conversations around food insecurity in Black communities – and residents are reimagining and rebuilding

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US House votes to remove bust of judge who wrote Dred Scott decision defending slavery

Supreme court justice Roger Taney wrote 1857 decision justifying slavery, widely regarded as one of worst rulings in history

The Guardian - US

The Swiss mountain with a racist name – and the artist fighting to rechristen it

Agassizhorn is an alp in Switzerland named after a notorious scientist. Sasha Huber explains why she flew to the summit by helicopter and rechristened it Rentyhorn – in honour of an enslaved man

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Abraham Lincoln is a role model for today’s turbulent times

When Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham writes about someone as complex as Lincoln, and a time more divisive than today, there are important lessons to learn.

Chicago Sun-Times

Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife have bolstered conservative causes as he is poised to lead the Supreme Court rolling back more landmark rulings

With the opening of the U.S. Supreme Court’s new session on Oct. 3, 2022, Clarence Thomas is arguably the most powerful justice on the nation’s highest court.

The Conversation

When is Black History Month 2022? Why event is celebrated and why UK date is different to US

Black History Month is nearly here in the UK and the annual celebration commemorates the contribution of African and Caribbean communities to culture and society

Daily Mirror

Belfast Council appeals for artist to create statue of anti-slaver

Artists have until September 16 to show interest

Belfast Live

Five takeaways from Joe Biden’s Md. rally: ‘I don’t respect these MAGA Republicans,’ Wes Moore calls Dan Cox a ‘threat’

ROCKVILLE, Md. — In a show of party unity, the Democratic National Committee jump-started its midterm campaign in the Washington, D.C., suburbs Thursday evening, showcasing gubernatorial nominee Wes Moore and some of Maryland’s political heavy-hitters alongside President Joe Biden.

Tribune News Service

The New York Times Is Surprised To Find Public Defenders Championing the Second Amendment

Yet the civil rights movement has long had a gun rights component.

Reason

Frederick Douglass gets the Hamilton treatment with new musical

American Prophet, focusing on the abolitionist, orator and polymath, is the latest marker of a Douglass renaissance in popular culture

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The Political Strategy of "Making the Other Side Better"

Economist Tyler Cowen argues this approach is too often neglected. But is more common than he suggests.

Reason

Thoughts on the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution

A compendium of some of my previous writings on these topics, which I hope remain relevant today.

The Guardian - US

Denmark Vesey’s Bible review: searing history with lessons for a troubled America

The leader of a would-be South Carolina slave rebellion was hanged 200 years ago today. A new account is a must-read

Salon

Black lives and Black death

Marc Lamont Hill on how George Floyd's martyrdom changed America, and why cops and prisons can't deliver justice

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Inside the Met Gala: Glitter, Glamor and 275,000 Pink Roses

Met Galas, he’s been to a few. But James Corden, schmoozing at this year’s reception, looked around and pronounced that this might be his favorite yet. "Classy," he explained. "It just feels really classy." The TV host waved his arm around the room, taking in the hundreds of guests who’d…

The Independent UK

Inside the Met Gala: Glitter, glamour and 275,000 pink roses

Looking at the schmoozing guests at the Met Gala cocktail reception, TV host James Corden summed up the scene in a word: “Classy.”

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Nicola Coughlan and the gang say goodbye to Derry Girls

The misfits navigate the third and final season of the coming-of-age comedy amid the usual chaos. Plus, the frozen magic of Wim Hof. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - US

‘Listen to what he said’: remembering and honoring the speeches of Frederick Douglass

In new HBO documentary Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches, actors read some of the orator and abolitionist’s most powerful words

Tribune News Service

Karla Peterson: HBO's new Frederick Douglass documentary puts stars behind his powerful anti-slavery words

When Frederick Douglass' slave mistress began teaching him to read, she changed Douglass' life. When the slave master forced her to stop those lessons, he changed history.

Salon

HBO's "Frederick Douglass" speaks to us

This hour featuring prominent actors bringing the Black abolitionist's words to life, and his legacy to the center

Axios

HBO film on Frederick Douglass uses his speeches from 150 years ago to pose questions today

"Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches" comes as some states pass restrictions on how schools can teach history.

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