UNCOVERED: 17 | History Defined

Foundations embrace organized labor with $20 million plan

Following a string of union victories at Amazon and Starbucks, a group of prominent progressive grantmakers is seeking to put a total of $20 million into a coalition with organized labor that will steer funds to organizing and advocacy campaigns in the South

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

Will money-back guarantee win over wealthy donors?

The advocacy group Global Citizen and the finance firm NPX are engineering a new campaign that targets Forbes 400 billionaires, Giving Pledge members, and the wealthy generally — a group increasingly criticized for what is seen as tight purse strings

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022

The Scotswood Aggro Boys out and about in Newcastle city centre 50 years ago

The Scotswood Aggro Boys, a teenage gang from Newcastle's West End, featured in several stories in the Evening Chronicle during the course of 1972

Chronicle Live · Jun 8, 2022

Inside story of Newcastle's 2021/22 season amid boardroom ambition, Bruce fury and Howe turnaround

Newcastle United supporters won't forget this season in a hurry

Chronicle Live · May 23, 2022

Thank you, Joe Panik

For nearly as long as I can remember, whenever anyone asked me who was my favorite baseball player, I said Jorge Posada. He was the player I wanted to emulate from the time I was little. Like Jorge, I didn’t wear batting gloves. Like Jorge, I slightly hunched over in…

Sports Illustrated · May 20, 2022

Then and Now: How 30,000 people watched the unveiling of Gateshead's WWI memorial 100 years ago

Thousands looked on as Gateshead Cenotaph was unveiled and dedicated on a sunny Sunday afternoon in May 1922, honouring the 1,700 men from the town who fell in the Great War

Chronicle Live · May 12, 2022

Alan Shearer statue sculptor hails Newcastle United owners' decision as 'a great result'

The man behind the Alan Shearer statue has spoken to Chronicle Live about the decision to relocate the sculpture

Chronicle Live · May 11, 2022

As Duke investigates possibly plagiarized grad speech, the speaker issues a statement

Duke University says it is “concerned” and will investigate a student’s graduation speech from Sunday, which closely mirrors a commencement address given at Harvard University in 2014.

Tribune News Service · May 11, 2022

Newcastle never solved David Ginola problem and now face modern-day version on left-hand side

Fans of a certain generation will never forget the day John Beresford and Kevin Keegan clashed

Chronicle Live · May 9, 2022

Free National Trust family pass for every reader

Pick up a free family pass to a National Trust location of your choice worth over £26 with your newspaper

Chronicle Live · May 5, 2022