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Bill's lifelong lesson for us: Let us never forget. The Panthers were an inspiration for the country’s School Breakfast Program and they fought for sickle cell screening.

Slavery did not die because it was unproductive or unprofitable, as some earlier historians have argued. Slavery was not some feudal remnant on the way to extinction.

A decade ago, The Wire series finale aired. The show was a Marxist's idea of what TV drama should be.

As teachers prepare for an April walkout, there are some key differences when compared to their 1990 strike, which present unique challenges, along with unique opportunities.