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That Selfie May Be Epic, But Not Worth Your Life

Source: WebMD

Where should you draw the line between taking a daring photo and taking a dangerous risk?

Fort Mose: America’s Black Colonial Fortress of Freedom

Source: University of Florida/Florida Museum

Fugitive African slaves seeking freedom in early America found refuge at St. Augustine. Granted freedom by the Spanish, these skilled laborers eventually established the first legal free black town in the present-day United States.

Pullman Porters

Source: History

The Pullman porters provided exemplary service at the height of luxury train travel in America. Their efforts to unionize and promote workers’ rights went beyond the picket lines to impact the Great Migration and the growth of the African American middle class.

To Make Native Votes Count, Janine Windy Boy Sued the Government

Source: Smithsonian Magazine

In 1983, Native American activist Janine Windy Boy sued the government to protect the voting rights of the Crow and Northern Cheyenne people in Montana. Read the intriguing story of this effort to fight voter suppression.

Why we’ll always be obsessed with – and afraid of – monsters

Source: The Conversation

Read one author’s take on our “age of fear” and the rise of the zombie.

Many Black and Asian Americans Say They Have Experienced Discrimination Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak

Source: Pew Research Center

According to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, Asian and Black Americans are experiencing racism and discrimination more frequently than they did prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click this link to learn more about the results of the survey.

The Real Reasons All the Top Chess Players Are Men

Source: ©JoseGirarte/iStockphoto.com

A former competitive chess player challenges the widely-held belief that men are innately better at chess than women.

Former NASA Scientist Predicts “Gold Rush” in Space

Source: Futurism

Just like the California Gold Rush spurred people to flock to California in search of a fortune, Sailesh Ramakrishnan predicts that companies and investors will make a mad dash to the space sector.