Lowery got his start as an activist organizing bus boycotts in 1950s Alabama. He led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference for two decades and prayed at Barack Obama's first inauguration.
As cases of COVID-19 increase globally, historians and researchers are looking back in time for insights about how the world responded to pandemics and illnesses. We turn to two medical historians for a conversation about what we can learn from the pandemics of our past.
How did men hold on to the dominant position for so long? And why? "The Making of Male Dominance” takes a look at the latest research by historians, sociologists and anthropologists on how male supremacy got started, going all the way back to the ancient world and leading up to the present day.
People who worked for the Central Intelligence Agency used to be mostly all men. But Jonna Mendez spent nearly three decades there and served as the CIA's head of disguise. You'll hear her story this hour, along with former CIA undercover agent Amaryllis Fox.
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Freeport’s smiling water tower is a landmark along Interstate 94 in central Minnesota. But it’s in need of repairs, and a local group is spearheading a GoFundMe fundraiser to "Save the Smile."
Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi team up to investigate the history of racist ideas through a narrative that's aimed at young adult readers. It's called: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You.
After more than a decade of planning, and lobbying, and waiting, work will soon begin on rehabilitating and strengthening a landmark dam in southeast Minnesota.
In 1984, labor leader Cesar Chavez gave a speech about the deplorable conditions farm workers lived with; it was one that he knew would shock his audience. Chavez’s speechwriter and confidante, Mark Grossman, looks back at his friend’s legacy of storytelling and activism.
Sunday marks the 100th day before the 100th anniversary of a gruesome chapter in Duluth's history. On June 15, 1920, a white mob hanged three black men from a downtown lamppost after they were falsely accused of raping a white woman. Several events are being planned this year to acknowledge the tragedy, beginning with a concert this weekend.