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Full list of 2026 US federal holidays

The U.S. federal holiday calendar includes 11 significant days that Americans observe and celebrate

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025

Remembering Matilda, the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade

Her name at birth was Abake – meaning ‘born to be loved by all’ among the Tarkar people of Western Africa.

Al Jazeera · Jan 12, 2025

Jimmy Carter will be honored at Washington funeral before burial in Georgia hometown

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will be honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral in the nation’s capital and second service in his tiny Georgia hometown that launched a Depression-era farm boy to the world stage

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter dies

Carter, the longest-lived president, died on Sunday in his hometown of Plains, Georgia

Salon · Dec 29, 2024

Aaron Pierre & Kelvin Harrison Jr. on the space they share with Mufasa, Scar, Green Lantern, and Pharrell - INTERVIEW

The two rising stars talk about playing Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X together in Nat Geo's 'Genius: MLK/X' and how it connected to playing brothers Mufasa and Scar.

Latin Times · Dec 10, 2024

‘He transformed his mind’: how did Malcolm Little become Malcolm X?

Patrick Parr’s ambitious, eye-opening book looks back to the activist’s earlier days as he found himself while in prison

The Guardian - US · Dec 7, 2024

Where to eat, drink and stay in Atlanta – Georgia’s sprawling cultural hub

There’s more to Atlanta than just sports and flight connections – Annabel Grossman explores the city’s neighbourhoods to find the best places to eat, drink, shop in the unofficial capital of the South

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2024

Not just dessert: how sweet potato pie became a tool of Black American resistance

From the civil rights movement to the killing of Michael Brown, the deep orange dish has gained cultural power in the US – and comforted generations of Black families

The Guardian - US · Nov 28, 2024

Blasts From The Past: 31 Interesting And Cool Historical Time Capsules

Time capsules offer tangible fragments of a distant memory and a bygone era. Here are some of the best ones with a few that date back to the 1930s. The post Blasts From The Past: 31 Interesting And Cool Historical Time Capsules first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Nov 25, 2024

Bernice King is glad Trump’s inauguration falls on her father’s holiday. She sees it as a wake-up call

Civil rights leaders are worried Trump’s administration could roll back the rights of US residents

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2024