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US politics
fromAdvocate.com
14 hours ago

SCOTUS will decide whether to take up the Kim Davis marriage case, and here's what it will mean

Marriage equality, born from decades of courageous advocacy and legal battles, now faces renewed threat as the Supreme Court considers revisiting the Obergefell decision.
US news
fromStreetsblog
2 weeks ago

Talking Headways Podcast: Under a Highway in Birmingham Alabama - Streetsblog USA

City Walk Birmingham repurposed under-highway space to reconnect neighborhoods separated by I-65/I-20, addressing historical displacement and creating positive public space.
Arts
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 month ago

Artists including Jenny Holzer, Alison Saar and Kiki Smith creating commissions for Obama Presidential Center

The Obama Foundation commissioned ten artists to create nine site-specific works for the Obama Presidential Center opening spring 2026, emphasizing collective democracy and Civil Rights history.
US news
fromABC7 New York
1 month ago

Gun used in Emmett Till's lynching is displayed in a museum 70 years after his murder

The .45-caliber pistol used in Emmett Till's 1955 lynching is now publicly displayed at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum on the 70th anniversary.
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