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Hours later, Arielle took to Twitter to share some of the virulent and racist responses she was getting in light of the old tweets. Screencaps of comments, tweets, emails and more show people saying she was only hired by the Disney-owned franchise because of the color of her skin, sending her emojis of monkeys and calling on people to harass her even more for her views on race in America. … [Read more...] about Disney defends ‘Star Wars’ host after tweets about White people resurface

Louis Armstrong, whose photo at the foot of Giza pyramid and the Sphinx became very popular in the Middle East, pianists Duke Ellington and Dave Brubeck, arranger Quincy Jones, drummer Charlie Persip, and clarinetist Benny Goodman, who became one of America’s most important cultural ambassadors. … [Read more...] about ‘Jazz Ambassadors’ Tells Story of American Diplomacy Through Music

Upon returning to his quarters to review his manuscript after touring the battlefield on the morning of his speech and visiting the site where his “gallant and brave friend, Gen Reynolds,” had died, Lincoln initiated an unexpected revision. The changes to the text he had prepared the night before brought a new vision to his speech, including a wholly new second page incorporating a more assertive sense of dedication. He also underlined one key word on the first page that he had retained from the draft he had brought from Washington: “The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here; while it can never forget what they did here.” Then, on the speaker’s platform, Lincoln’s commitment to the cause and to the sacrifices of soldiers like his friend Reynolds moved him to pronounce those words with such feeling that many listeners were brought to tears, difficult as that might be to believe in a post-heroic world. … [Read more...] about How Abraham Lincoln Wrote the Gettysburg Address

Political uprisings and violence fueled the flames that forged the new nation. Shays’ Rebellion in 1787 and the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 challenged the shaky new order. Lesser known, but just as bloody, was the riot that broke out in Albany, N.Y., on July 4, 1788, over the not-yet-ratified Constitution. Supporters and opponents cracked heads, killing one man and wounding 18 more. Alexander Hamilton seized on the violence to urge New York to ratify immediately. … [Read more...] about The beasts that lurk among us — and the American saga

President Trump left the White House hours after issuing more than 100 pardons and other acts of clemency, many to associates and supporters. To Jennifer Rodgers, one category was particularly worth noting "because of how it threatens our system of checks and balances, and what it reveals about the man behind the power: the pardoning of people found guilty of public corruption offenses. These are people who themselves abused the public trust, and whose wrongdoing was exposed by our carefully constructed, overlapping systems of oversight and enforcement that are designed to identify and punish corrupt government officials." … [Read more...] about Four presidents take a stand