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The time has now come to suspend my campaign. The General Election has begun. The race is set, now, it will be a rematch and we like that rematch. Donald trump Running Unopposed against President Biden. Tonight, a Special Edition of allin, Rachel Maddow and alex ragnar join me on bidens chances against candidate trump. As republicans try to erase the memory of his disastrous presidency. Are you better off today than you were four years ago . Then the big board on who will decide this election. C...

The Transatlantic Slave Trade was one of the cruelest events in human history, with its effects spanning several centuries. Slave monuments are visible representations of the memory of the slave trade and avenues for public discourse about the event and its impacts. This study draws on YouTube videos commemorating the Transatlantic Slave Trade in Ghana, examining not only the content of the videos but also the comments that YouTube users made on the videos. Based on the videos and comments, we a...

Albania's Museum of Secret Surveillance, often called the “House of Leaves,” opened in 2020 to commemorate the country's experience of Cold War secret surveillance.

In 2019–2020, I worked on a project titled “Insufficient Memory.” It began when I stumbled upon the first commercially successful digital camera in my new office at Tulane University, while I was engaged in a project researching the history of queer hate crimes.

The Mellon Foundation is doubling its funding commitment for its Monuments Project to $500 million.

Open Society Foundations present the Soros Arts Fellows 2023.

The 18 mid-career recipients are supported with $100,000 for impact-driven art projects focused on the climate crisis

This weekend in the arts: Kelly Akashi and Eleanor Antin at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego; Kumeyaay New Year; "Doubt: A Parable," chamber opera; "The Book of Mormon"; Adams Avenue Street Fair; live music recommendations and more.

Societies celebrate heroes and commemorate tragedies. But why is there so little public acknowledgment of environmental disasters?

Social justice organizing has deep roots in the Volunteer State and, despite deep-seated opposition, the movement perseveres.