Time Capsules: What is known about the findings in Virginia
12/28/2021 - 20:55
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Historic artifacts dating from the late 19th century have been preserved on the pedestal of the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
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Historic artifacts dating from the late 19th century have been preserved on the pedestal of the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
Frida Kahlo: The milestone of her incalculable value
12/02/2021 - 23:07
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A Frida Kahlo portrait was sold for a record price at Sotheby’s. The milestone still amazes us.
Why are these traditional Thanksgiving dishes?
11/24/2021 - 21:36
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Get to know the history behind some of the typical dishes that accompany the Thanksgiving celebration.
Five historical facts about Hispanic Heritage Month
09/16/2021 - 00:30
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Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Here is some history behind the celebration.
Cómo la universidad de Houston trabaja para recuperar, preservar y archivar la literatura latinx de los EE.UU.
06/22/2021 - 09:50
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AL DÍA conversó con la Dra. Lorena Gauthereau, de la universidad de Houston, sobre el proyecto “Recovery” y sus esfuerzos para hallar nuevos relatos Latinx en la historia de los Estados Unidos.
History UnErased, the program on a mission to bring LGBTQ+ history to U.S classrooms
06/22/2021 - 09:27
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The education curriculum is used in all New York City K-12 schools, and features at some in Washington State and New Jersey.
How the University of Houston is working to recover, preserve, and archive U.S. Latinx literature
06/21/2021 - 16:14
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AL DÍA spoke with Houston University’s Dr. Lorena Gauthereau about “Recovery,” and her effort to find more Latinx stories from U.S. history.
The danger of creating "historical" archives on COVID-19
04/12/2021 - 03:32
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BIPOC communities are well aware history can subdue us, and while we try to remedy its presentation, there is a parallel phenomenon of control of the present story.
El peligro de crear hoy archivos “históricos” sobre la COVID-19
04/12/2021 - 03:24
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Las comunidades BIPOC saben bien que la historia contada puede someternos, y mientras intentamos subsanarlo, se vive un fenómeno paralelo de control, consciente o no, del relato del presente.
'Klanswomen,' when supremacism masqueraded as feminism
02/16/2021 - 06:23
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They advocated women's suffrage and an eight-hour workday, but beneath these claims by the Klanswomen lurked something sharper than the needle with which they sewed their own hoods.
‘Klanswomen’, cuando el supremacismo se disfrazó de feminismo
02/16/2021 - 06:05
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Defendían el sufragio femenino, pero bajo los reclamos de las mujeres del Klan se escondía algo más afilado que la aguja con la que cosían sus propias capuchas.
What happened to Lolita Lebrón in 1954 and not insurrectionists on Jan. 6
01/07/2021 - 16:56
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Hint: It has everything to do with white privilege.
Puerto Rico, the Mecca of Boxing
12/22/2020 - 06:03
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From Wilfredo 'Bazooka' Gomez to Vazquez Jr., the island has been a school for some of the best fighters in the world.
Jovita Idár, the 'Black Bird' of the border
12/09/2020 - 05:08
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A journalist and activist for the rights of Mexican Americans and women, Idár spoke out like no one before her against racism and injustice
Joseph I. Castro, grandson of Mexican immigrants and first-gen college grad named CSU Chancellor
09/25/2020 - 17:31
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Castro will be the first Mexican, first Latino, and first POC to lead the largest university system in the United States.
The historic Chicano Moratorium: Aztlan's warriors keep fighting for their rights 50 years later
08/28/2020 - 06:04
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Half a century has passed since the largest anti-war march by an ethnic group in the U.S. that was marked by police violence. What has changed after Black (& Brown) Lives Matter?
La histórica Moratoria Chicana: Los hijos de Aztlán continúan su lucha 50 años después
08/28/2020 - 05:38
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Se cumple medio siglo de la mayor marcha antibélica de un grupo étnico en U.S., marcada por la violencia policial. ¿Qué ha cambiado tras el Black (& brown) Lives Matter?
The largest and oldest Mayan monument in the world is discovered
06/10/2020 - 09:43
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This finding could prove that Mayan society was not as hierarchical as believed, but that community work existed.
The Tulsa Race Massacre: Past and Present of an Historical Shame
06/01/2020 - 11:49
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99 years after the Tulsa Massacre we are still not learning from history or compensating the victims of the tragedy.
The Tulsa Race Massacre: Pasado y presente de una vergüenza histórica
06/01/2020 - 11:49
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99 años después de la Masacre de Tulsa seguimos sin aprender de la historia ni compensar a las víctimas de la tragedia
"Against terrorist witchcraft!": Argentina experienced a witch-hunt, but in the 20th century
05/29/2020 - 11:37
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The magazines of the time talked about this "bad women troupe" performing secret rites and even they organised raids to arrest them.
The Alcatraz Sioux who became the voice of the Native Americans
03/25/2020 - 06:05
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Could a pirate radio program broadcast from Alcatraz have changed the Americans' view of a historical shame?
The Rainbow Coalition: An amazing interracial union in 1960s Chicago
01/15/2020 - 06:48
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When misery is commonplace, quarrels are set aside. This is the conclusion of a devastating documentary by Texas filmmaker Ray Santisteban, which PBS broadcast on January 27.
Pleibol: Latinos Who Changed the Culture of Baseball
01/14/2020 - 08:49
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From the 'barrios' to the Major Leagues, an unprecedented exhibition traces the Hispanic community's contribution to this national sport.
The Magic of Digital Archives
05/31/2019 - 13:25
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We live in a time of digital archives. With just one click, we access an overwhelming amount of information. But, traditional files are still important to keep our past intact. Budgetary constraints attached to that tradition are a threat to our political commitment to memory and history.