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While juvenile arrests have drastically decreased over the last decade in Miami-Dade County and as well as nationwide, Black youth were still arrested at a disproportionate rate compared to their

Three names were inducted into the Steuben County Hall of Fame Monday. Local NAACP President Georgia Verdier of Corning, Hammondsport historian Richard Sherer, and a photographer from over 100 years ago, Henry Marcus Benner.

Law enforcement practices are under scrutiny once more after another Black man, Tyre Nichols, was fatally injured at the hands of police officers. Some are likening the attack to the

Congress enacted the Indian Child Welfare Act more than 40 years ago to combat the forcible removal of American Indian children from their homes for placement into non-tribal families and

Congress enacted the Indian Child Welfare Act more than 40 years ago to combat the forcible removal of American Indian children from their homes for placement into non-tribal families and

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Colleen Redman For The Floyd Press Sandra Smith has taught for the Floyd County Public School system since the fall of 1971. From kindergarten to high school, she teaches chorus and piano and, in some cases, has taught three generations of the same family. Tenth-grader AJ Cantrell, one of Smith’s students since elementary school, recently dropped by her choir room classroom to go over the 2021 graduation music program and to update Smith on his YouTube music video channel. â€...

Brian and Aileen Scadden say the secret to a long marriage is living in the moment.

westminster, the beginning and end of this century-long study that ive completed. when i was visiting the benington museum a few summers ago i not only made the acquaintance of james wilson, first american commercial globemaker but i discovered the unique power of objects to tell a story thats not available to us from the textural record. to be honest, i had come to the museum really -- although i said i came to look at objects i came to look at the cure torial files, looking at text, ...

in the 19th century, middle class american families began displaying wealth and status in their homes by purchasing globes and furniture and portraits made by local craftsmen. david jaffee looks at the decorations and how they helped develop in early american material culture. this is about an hour. [ applause ] >> its really a pleasure to be here. i wanted to start with winthrop chandler who in many ways begins my project in chronological terms as well as how i thought about it. ive s...