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People who participated in the March on Washington remember it on its 60th anniversary

Monday marks 60 years since the 1963 March on Washington. Some 250,000 people gathered around the Lincoln Memorial, including A. Peter Bailey, Courtland Cox and Edith Lee-Payne.

August 29, 2023
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By:
  • Michael Levitt and
  • Ashley Brown
Children activating the installation <em>America's Playground: DC</em> by artist Derrick Adams in Constitution Gardens on the National Mall.

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  • Arts & Life

A groundbreaking exhibition on the National Mall shows monuments aren't set in stone

The first official outdoor exhibition on Washington D.C.'s National Mall showcases six artists whose monuments honor American stories missing from the heart of the country's capital.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
This booking photo provided by Fulton County Sheriff's Office shows former President Donald Trump on Thursday after he surrendered and was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Mug shots are usually harmful. For Trump and his supporters, it's a badge of honor

Typically, mug shots are associated with shame. But for former President Donald Trump and some of his supporters, his mug shot — the first ever of an American president — was something they embraced.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Activist Kekai Keahi says Native Hawaiian trauma over losing land goes back generations to when the U.S. overthrew the Hawaiian Kingdom.

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  • National

Lahaina was expensive before the fire. Some worry rebuilding will price them out

Since the fire residents have gotten multiple calls from realtors offering to buy their land. Activists want a role in planning, to keep developers from pushing out those who call Lahaina home.

August 26, 2023
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By:
  • Jennifer Ludden
Nearly 500,000 people gathered in Cali, Colombia for the 27th annual Petronio Alvarez Festival. Nidia Góngora and her group Canalón de Timbiquí performed on the main stage.

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  • Arts & Life

Welcome to 'El Petronio,' the biggest celebration of Afro-Colombian music and culture

The Petronio Alvarez Festival has been the biggest source of income for artists, cooks and vendors in the Pacific region. But some critics say they want the festival to return to its roots.

August 23, 2023
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By:
  • Betto Arcos
The park formerly named Calhoun Square, located at Abercorn and East Wayne Streets in downtown Savannah, as seen Sunday after councilmembers voted to remove Calhoun's name from it.

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  • History

A historic town square in Savannah may soon get a new namesake. Learn about some of the nominees

A Native American tribe, a Black newspaper publisher and a fallen soldier are among the potential namesakes for the former Calhoun Square.

August 23, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
The Tower of the City Hall is seen in downtown Milwaukee, Wis., in January 2020.

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  • Politics

Why are the Republican candidates meeting in Milwaukee? No, it's not for the beer

Milwaukee has often had visits from presidents of both parties who find it a convenient point of contact with voters proud to be part of either the middle class or the working class.

August 19, 2023
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  • Ron Elving
GPB News NPR

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  • National

An Oklahoma City woman remembers being a child activist

StoryCorps brings us memories of one of the first sit-ins of the Civil Rights Era, a protest at a drug store in Oklahoma City that was organized by children.

August 18, 2023
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  • Von Diaz
The destroyed Waiola Church is shown following wildfire, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina.

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  • Arts & Life

Maui's cultural landmarks burned, but all is not lost

Balancing sadness for the losses with hope about what's been saved, heritage workers are in the early stages of planning recovery and restoration efforts.

August 16, 2023
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
A wildfire in Maui destroyed the historic town of Lahaina and killed at least 101 people, making it the worst natural disaster in state history and the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century.

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  • History

Maui's wildfires are among the deadliest on record in the U.S. Here are some others

The wildfires that killed more than 100 people in Maui are the deadliest to hit the U.S. in more than a century. Here's a look back at some of the country's most lethal blazes and lessons learned.

August 15, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
The exterior of MSU's first campus observatory, circa 1900.

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  • Education

Michigan State students discover traces of school's first observatory built in 1881

The foundation of Michigan State's first observatory was discovered this summer after construction workers, drilling hammock posts, hit something unusually hard underground.

August 14, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
One of the sirens that is part of the state wide emergency alert system is seen in Kihei, Hawaii, on August 13, 2023.

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  • National

A history of Hawaii's sirens and the difference it could have made against Maui fires

Hawaii's siren system is considered the largest in the world. But they weren't activated ahead of the Maui fires. Experts say the alert could have helped residents have more time to prepare.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
T.I.'s 2003 album, <em>Trap Muzik</em>, gave a name to a specific flavor of Atlanta rap that reflected the city's street culture.

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  • Music

The birth of trap music and the rise of southern hip-hop

In 2003, T.I. and other Atlanta rappers created new subgenre of rap: trap music. Twenty years later, its influence is everywhere.

August 11, 2023
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By:
  • Noah Caldwell,
  • Patrick Jarenwattananon,
  • and 2 more
Lahaina's banyan tree has been an iconic part of the historic town center for 150 years. The tree is seen here in 2003.

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  • National

Scorched by Maui wildfire, historic Lahaina banyan tree appears still standing

The magnificent tree is the size of a city block, the product of doting efforts by the Lahaina's residents. Aerial footage shows the tree charred but still standing amid a downtown devastated by fire.

August 11, 2023
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  • Laurel Wamsley
GPB News NPR

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  • Music

How 'Yo! MTV Raps' helped mainstream hip-hop

The MTV show Yo! MTV Raps helped bring hip-hop into mainstream American culture in the 1980s and was made by a scrappy team in the face of a skeptical corporate network.

August 10, 2023
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  • Juana Summers,
  • Noah Caldwell,
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