2019-04-03 DC’s Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom
Washington, D.C.’s, cherry blossom trees are in full bloom. The United States National Park Service declared that the blossoms reached…
2019-04-02 Tell the Actors What to Do in Your Next Movie
The Netflix experiment began with movie-watchers choosing a character’s morning cereal. Soon, Netflix may be letting viewers choose everything from…
2019-04-07 Professors, Students Search for Burial Site of North America’s First Poet
Anne Bradstreet was the first person on the North American continent to publish poems, but her legacy has largely been…
2019-03-28 Artist Takes Inspiration, Materials From Gaza Border Protests
Weekly clashes between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers have once again become part of daily life over the past year in…
2019-03-25 Native American Mascots, Redface, Logos Are Slowly Disappearing
Almost every week, John Little sees images of Native Americans being represented as relics of the past. There is the…
2019-03-23 Meghan Markle’s Popularity Affecting Sales of Designer Clothing
Reporters have been following American actress Meghan Markle ever since plans for her marriage to Britain’s Prince Harry were announced.…
2019-03-20 Oregon Will Have the Last Blockbuster on Earth
After a Blockbuster store in Australia closes on March 31, the American city of Bend, Oregon will have the only…
2019-03-17 Kenya’s Only Ice Hockey Team
Kenya’s first and only ice hockey team is helping to increase interest in the sport for a new generation of…
2019-03-16 How Enslaved Africans Influenced American Diet
Do you like to drink Coca-Cola? You can thank enslaved Africans. They brought the kola nut – one of the…
2019-03-09 Art Explores African Americans’ Past and Present
Artist Zsudayka Nzinga Terrell clearly remembers the day in high school when the teacher asked her to write about her…
2019-03-06 New Orleans Celebrates Mardi Gras
The streets of New Orleans will be filled with people of all ages Tuesday night. Happy children hope to catch…
2019-03-06 Artists Modernize Ancient Chinese Art Form
A new exhibit at a California museum provides visitors with a modern version of the ancient Chinese art style, “shan…
2019-03-04 What An American Home Looks Like
American homes are a lot like America. They are a mix of designs from many countries, all combined together. For…
2019-03-02 Iceland Celebrates 30 Years Since End of Beer Ban
Thirty years ago, Icelanders drank beer legally for the first time in more than a generation. On Friday, the country…
2019-02-28 Artist Spreads Mongolian Culture Using Masks
Gankhuyag Natsag, also known as Ganna, spends his time spreading Mongolian culture around the world. He does so by creating…