Roger Cohen, The New York Times
Published: 01 Mar 2021 02:30 PM BdST
Updated: 01 Mar 2021 02:30 PM BdST The Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial in Romagne-Sous-Montfaucon, France, where the bodies of some Black Americans in the 369th Infantry Regiment were interred, Feb 25, 2021.The New York Times
The modest granite monument at the entrance to Séchault, a village in eastern France, commemorates the sacrifice of the US 369th Infantry Regiment, African Americans who came from Harlem to fight in the last months of World War I. A single word in brackets, “Coloured,” alludes to the official name of the New York National Guard unit from which the soldiers were drawn.
The History of Women in Public Office
By Madison Troyer, Stacker News
On 2/28/21 at 7:00 AM EST
On Jan. 20, 2021, a new chapter in American history began when Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the country s first female vice president, were sworn into office. Harris role in the position is certainly monumental, but her nomination, while significant, was not a first. That honor, of being the first woman nominated by the Democratic party for the role of vice president, belongs to Geraldine A. Ferraro. In 1984, Ferraro, a congresswoman from Queens, strode on stage alongside Walter F. Mondale to accept the nomination, telling attendees at the Democratic National Convention, If we can do this, we can do anything. While the duo lost to Reagan, the
Should Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s name be removed from a San Francisco elementary school?
A volunteer panel appointed by the Board of Education says yes, and is recommending a renaming to city officials.
The School Names Advisory Committee formed two years ago amid a nationwide reckoning on Confederate statues and monuments to America’s racist past. “Many communities are blazing a path toward a more relevant and culturally responsive approach to addressing historical wrongs,” stated the school board resolution forming the committee, adopted May 22, 2018.
The volunteer “blue-ribbon panel” was tasked with reviewing all 114 public school names for their appropriateness, with close attention to those named for people “who engaged in the subjugation and enslavement of human beings,” or who “oppressed women,” or whose “actions led to genocide,” or who “otherwise significantly diminished the opportunities of those amongst us to the right to life, liberty, and the p