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Midshipman dies at Naval Academy in Annapolis
Foul play is not suspected, academy officials said.
  • Feb 22, 2020
Classes canceled at Salisbury University after more racist threats found
Similar messages were found at the college on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in November.
  • Feb 20, 2020
The enslaved people who built and staffed the White House: An afterthought no more
A new online exhibit explores the untold history of the enslaved men, women and children linked to the people’s house.
  • Feb 17, 2020
Amid coronavirus fears, some in Montgomery Co.’s Chinese American community show caution
Local health officials are telling residents not to worry.
  • Feb 1, 2020
It wasn’t just the National Archives. The Library of Congress also balked at a Women’s March photo.
Anti-Trump signs prompted officials to pull the picture days before an exhibit opened.
  • Jan 31, 2020
National Archives replaces altered Women’s March photo with original version
The agency faced criticism for removing negative references to President Trump and the female anatomy.
  • Jan 23, 2020
Coronavirus concerns lead Virginia middle school to cancel visit by Chinese exchange students
The Fairfax County school system said it was acting “out of an abundance of caution.”
  • Jan 22, 2020
National Archives says it was wrong to alter images
“We made a mistake,” the museum said, noting that a 2017 Women’s March photo had been removed.
  • Jan 18, 2020
National Archives exhibit blurs images critical of President Trump
Officials altered a photo of the 2017 Women’s March to avoid “political controversy.”
  • Jan 17, 2020
‘Everyone wants a place where they feel safe,’ says Joy Harjo, the first Native American U.S. poet laureate
She says our global community is at a dire environmental moment in our collective history.
  • Jan 14, 2020
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