This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: The Daily Beast
August 4, 2016
"After Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in silent protest, sports legend Brent Musburger wrote a hateful screed comparing them to Nazis. It’s time for him to say ‘sorry.’ "
Source: National Coalition Against Censorship
August 3, 2016
Chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout has announced two of three historic paintings depicting interactions between white traders and First Nations people are to be removed from public view because of their potentially "harmful effect" on students and other viewers.
Source: The Washington Post
August 4, 2016
Research suggests that exposing voters to flags will trigger pro-GOP feelings.
Source: New Historian
August 3, 2016
Scientists claim to have found a unique genetic mutation that allowed humans to adapt to smoke exposure from fires.
Source: The Washington Post
August 2, 2016
The site isn’t about atoning for slavery, says its creator, Seattle-based artist Natasha Marin.
Source: Time Magazine
August 2, 2016
More than 2 million slaves came through Rio de Janeiro.
Source: NYT
August 1, 2016
It’s one of their six platform demands.
Source: The Root
August 2, 2016
The director of the documentary Olympic Pride, American Prejudice recalls the obstacles she encountered in telling the stories of these unsung athletes.
Source: Time Magazine
August 1, 2016
As Hitler rose to power in Germany and barred Jewish athletes from competing in the summer games, many considered skipping the Olympics
Source: Yale Daily News
August 1, 2016
The school will review all names after a committee investigation.
Source: The Daily Beast
August 1, 2016
Brazil is suffering pre-Games fears, delays—and Zika—but Rio probably won’t be among the all-time most disastrous Olympics. Here are the top five worst ever.
Source: Newsmax
July 30, 2016
Just 35 percent of Americans who were interviewed in the days after the speech thought it was "excellent or good."
Source: NYT
July 29, 2016
A president’s approval rating has tended to be more predictive in elections than right-track/wrong-track numbers.
Source: The Washington Post
July 31, 2016
On Monday, survivors will attend the unveiling of a memorial on the 50th anniversary of Whitman’s rampage, which left 17 dead and more than 30 wounded.
Source: NYT
July 30, 2016
Sgt. Gary Rose, a medic with an elite group of commandos in 1970, is to receive the first Medal of Honor acknowledging the heroics of a soldier on the ground in the Secret War in Laos.
Source: Romper
July 27, 2016
Meryl Streep's speech name-checked America's first woman soldier.
Source: The Daily Beast
July 31, 2016
For nearly a century, historians have argued about whether or not the events in Exodus actually took place, A new find in Israel may hold the key to a new explanation.
Source: The Roanoke Times
July 28, 2016
It was the Black Tom explosion, an act of sabotage on American ammunition supplies by German agents that took place on July 30, 1916, in Jersey City, N.J.
Source: PBS
July 29, 2016
As the skyline changes at a head-spinning clip, archaeologists, by law, are digging down, uncovering fascinating artifacts.
Source: Guardian
July 30, 2016
The pontiff visits camp where 1.1 million people were killed and later meets a group of former inmates
