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The star of the upcoming horror film 'Candyman' covers the July/August issue of ESSENCE and shares his appreciation for Black women guiding him. The following is an excerpt from the Screen Kings ...
A graphic novel about Opal Lee and Juneteenth, by Angélique Roché, Alvin Epps, Bex Glendining and Millicent Monroe from Oni ...
While Chris Evans remains adamant that he won't return as Captain America in the next Avengers movies, these are the Variants ...
Donald Hurt, a WWII veteran, remembers his experiences on D-Day, 81 years later. Hurt served in the United States Navy during World War II and while he was not in France on D-Day, he remembered ...
Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has described the Nigerian Civil War period (from 6 July 1967 to 15 January 1970) as the most difficult period of his life. Gowon made this known on ...
Camp Bedrock, close to Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park, is a former World War II fuel depot but has been used as a campsite for a little over two years. But it is also a place where street ...
BOONE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER — Friday was the 81st anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of German-occupied France during World War II. The attack led by American forces marked the beginning of ...
The pivotal mission helped free western Europe from Nazi control. This week, World War II veterans are back in Normandy. On those beaches, it was a hero’s welcome for a fading generation of ...
Young Hale, testifying at a House committee meeting, explained in his prepared remarks that he didn’t want to erase the holiday; he wanted to change its name to “Civil War Remembrance Day ...
“Those are the guys you got to thank,” he said. Tully was the eldest member of a trio of World War II veterans that also included Bill Beckstrom and Chuck Cato, both 98, honored in person at ...
On June 6, 1944 − D-Day − World War II's invasion of Normandy, codenamed Operation Overlord, got underway. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force ...
To commemorate the 81st anniversary of D-Day, Mullins Library at the U of A has unveiled a new summer exhibit honoring the profound sacrifices and enduring strength of Arkansans during World War II.