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Filipino History Will Finally Be Taught in Hawai’i Schools, Thanks to These Students

Filipinos make up the largest ethnic Asian population on Hawai’i, but most classrooms didn’t teach Filipino history.

How Black Artists Started a Renaissance in 1920s Washington, DC

“I have sought to concentrate on beauty and happiness, rather than on man’s inhumanity to man.”

How Synanon Inspired Abusive Teen Rehabilitation Methods Still Used Today

How a 1970s cult became a blueprint for problematic “tough love” rehabs.

What The New Deal Teaches Us About the Current Rise of Fascism

“We are living in another time of testing," says historian and author Heather Cox Richardson.

What the Ghost of Madame Lalaurie Teaches Us About Systemic Racism

A closer look at the story of the Lalaurie mansion reveals a lot about systemic racism and what drives it: power.

How Much of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Is Actually True?

The National Archives breaks down the story of the new film and the history of the Osage Nation.

The Troubling History Behind Modern Thanksgiving Celebrations

Ben Tumin and Anne Blue Wills discuss the story of how one magazine editor created the annual celebration.

The Real Story of the Woman Behind Taylor Swift’s “The Last Great American Dynasty”

Rebekah Harkness's life has been immortalized for generations of music fans

Allison Williams on Her New Podcast and the Sexist Foundations of the US Criminal Justice System

“Erased: The Murder of Elma Sands,” tells the story of the first recorded murder trial in US history.

Lizzo Played a Dead President’s 200-Year-Old Crystal Flute Onstage

No one has ever heard the flute before — it’s about damn time.

“Patriotic” Education Leaves Out Our History

“Was patriotism only about celebrating whiteness?”

Mass Shootings Are Connected to America’s Legacy of Anti-Indigenous Violence

“The history of America is one of brutal mass slaughter.”

These Students Want to Create a Required K-12 Racial Literacy Curriculum

Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi want to change how American students are taught about race.

Schools: Do Better at Teaching Students the Truth About Slavery

Textbooks and schools are dropping the ball when it comes to the Civil War.

If You Voted For Trump, You Deserve the America We Live In

"There are days where I curse the selfishness that seems to lie in the rationale of his voters."