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Bronze Age logs from the timber circle known as Seahenge

Stonehenge Through The Ages: Exhibit Brings Builders to Life

February 16, 2022

LONDON (AP) — For a monument that has been drawing crowds for thousands of years, Stonehenge still holds many secrets.

Utah Senator Blocks Internment Camp Designation, Draws Ire

February 12, 2022

DENVER (AP) — On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the forced internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans at the onset of World War II, Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah is getting backlash for holding up the creation of a national historic site at a former internment camp in rural Colorado.

TCM’s Jacqueline Stewart Puts Black Film History in Focus

February 11, 2022

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Film scholar Jacqueline Stewart makes a rich contribution to TCM for Black History Month, leading discussions about “Selma” with its star, David Oyelowo, and highlighting the work of Oscar Micheaux and other pioneering filmmakers.

The back side of a statue depicting Chief Tomochichi

Muscogee Dismayed by Nearly Naked Statue of Georgia Ancestor

February 7, 2022

ATLANTA (AP) — There’s a problem with putting someone on a pedestal: Exposed on all sides, a hero to some can be seen as a traitor to others.

Autherine Lucy Foster, center, the first Black person to attend University of Alabama, discussing her return to campus following mob demonstrations in Birmingham, Ala

Alabama Building to Share Names of KKK Leader, Black Student

February 4, 2022

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A University of Alabama building named for a former governor who led the Ku Klux Klan a century ago will also bear the name of the first Black person to attend the school, trustees decided.

The executive director of the Madison County Library System, says Ridgeland, Miss., Mayor Gene McGee is withholding $110,000 from his city's library because LGBTQ genre books similar to these, photographed Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Ridgeland, are on the shelves of the city's library. The director of the county said the mayor had received citizen complaints about a handful of books that depicted members of the LGBTQ community. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi Mayor Withholds Library Funds Over LGBTQ Books

January 29, 2022

RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — The director of a Mississippi library system says a mayor is withholding $110,000 from his city’s library because LGBTQ books are on the shelves.

Erin Blankenship, Interim Executive Director of Florida Holocaust Museum & Mary Pat Higgins, President & CEO of Dallas Holocaust & Human Rights Museum.

The Relevance of The Holocaust Today | Nonprofit Report

January 27, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion about the relevance of the Holocaust today, with guests; Erin Blankenship, Interim Executive Director of Florida Holocaust Museum & Mary Pat Higgins, President & CEO of Dallas Holocaust & Human Rights Museum.

This cover image released by Pantheon shows "Maus" a graphic novel by Art Spiegelman. A Tennessee school district has voted to ban the Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language” and an illustration of a nude woman. (Pantheon via AP)

Holocaust Novel ‘Maus’ Banned in Tennessee School District

January 27, 2022

ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language” and an illustration of a nude woman, according to minutes from a board meeting.

Iconic Musician Seeks to Rebuild Iraq Through Music

January 25, 2022

BAGHDAD (AP) — War kept him away from his beloved homeland for decades. Now, virtuoso oud player Naseer Shamma hopes to help rebuild conflict-scarred Iraq through a series of concerts and other projects to support culture and education.

Amanda de la Garza, Director of MUAC Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo Sylvia Orozco, Executive Director of Mexic-Arte Museum & Alejandra Peña-Gutierrez, Director of Museo de Arte de Ponce

Latino Representation in Museum Leadership | Nonprofit Report

January 20, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on Latino representation in museum leadership, with guests: Amanda de la Garza, Director of MUAC Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo Sylvia Orozco, Executive Director of Mexic-Arte Museum & Alejandra Peña-Gutierrez, Director of Museo de Arte de Ponce

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on bringing art education to underserved communities, with guests; Liz Hopfan, Executive Director at Free Arts NYC Michael Manson, Founder and Executive Director of Musical Arts Institute & Shelby Williams-Gonzalez, Chief Executive Officer of Inner-City Arts

Arts Education for Underserved Communities | Nonprofit Report

January 20, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on bringing art education to underserved communities, with guests; Liz Hopfan, Executive Director at Free Arts NYC Michael Manson, Founder and Executive Director of Musical Arts Institute & Shelby Williams-Gonzalez, Chief Executive Officer of Inner-City Arts

Everett McCorvey, Professor and Director of Opera at the University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts; and Jose Luis Valenzuela, Artistic Director at the Latino Theatre Company.

Building Diversity in the Performing Arts | Nonprofit Report

January 20, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on building diversity in the performing arts with Everett McCorvey, Professor and Director of Opera at the University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts; and Jose Luis Valenzuela, Artistic Director at the Latino Theatre Company.

Rabbi Eli Mayerfeld, CEO of Holocaust Memorial Center Dr. Guy Stern, Former Interim Director of the Center & Former US Army Ritchie Boy & Prof. Dr. Mirjam Wenzel, Director of Jewish Museum Frankfurt

The Big Lie: A Path to Power since 1925 | Nonprofit Report

December 7, 2021

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on The Big Lie and how this WWII era propaganda technique is still used today, with guests; Rabbi Eli Mayerfeld, CEO of Holocaust Memorial Center Dr. Guy Stern, Former Interim Director of the Center & Former US Army Ritchie Boy & Prof. Dr. Mirjam Wenzel, Director of Jewish Museum Frankfurt

Indians Officially Changing Name to Guardians This Week

November 18, 2021

CLEVELAND (AP) — A new era of big-league baseball in Cleveland is about to start. The Guardians will be off and running.

FILE - Sesame Street's Big Bird participates in the ceremonial lighting of the Empire State Building in honor of Sesame Street's 50th anniversary on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, in New York. When Big Bird tweeted he had been vaccinated against COVID-19, conservative politicians immediately pushed back, including Ted Cruz who grilled Big Bird for what he called “government propaganda.” (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Big Bird Backlash: Vax Lands Even Muppet in Political Flap

November 11, 2021

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Smokey Bear taught kids the importance of preventing wildfires. McGruff the Crime Dog warned them not to talk to strangers. And in 1972, Big Bird lined up on “Sesame Street” to receive a measles vaccine as part of a campaign to get more youngsters inoculated against the disease.

This image released by PBS shows elephants approaching a waterhole in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya in a scene from the documentary series "Nature." The PBS series is celebrating its 40th anniversary this season. (Waterhole Films Ltd/PBS via AP)

Drones, Viral Videos Help ‘Nature’ Thrive After 40 Years

November 9, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — Forty years ago, the programmers at PBS were eager to experiment, so they took a chance and started a new series on animal behavior in the wild called “Nature.”

People protest outside the Netflix building in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. Critics and supporters of Dave Chappelle's Netflix special and its anti-transgender comments gathered outside the company's offices Wednesday. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Chappelle Special Spurs Netflix Walkout and Counter Protests

October 27, 2021

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix employees who walked out Wednesday in protest of Dave Chappelle’s special and its anti-transgender comments were joined by allies who chanted “Trans lives matter,” getting pushback from counter protesters who also showed up.

Rebecca Campbell, CEO of Austin Film Society James Mejía, CEO of Denver Film (Society) & Lesli Klainberg, Executive Director of Film at Lincoln Center

How Nonprofits Promote & Shape Movies | Nonprofit Report

October 7, 2021

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on how nonprofits promote & shape movies, with guests;

Rebecca Campbell, CEO of Austin Film Society
James Mejía, CEO of Denver Film (Society)
&
Lesli Klainberg, Executive Director of Film at Lincoln Center

Peter Armstrong, President & CEO of Mystic Seaport Museum, Norman Burns, President & CEO of Conner Prairie Museum, and Raymond Ashley, Ph.D., K.C.I., President & CEO of Maritime Museum of San Diego

Living History Museums | Nonprofit Report

September 14, 2021

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on living history museums, with guests; Peter Armstrong, President & CEO of Mystic Seaport Museum, Norman Burns, President & CEO of Conner Prairie Museum, and Raymond Ashley, Ph.D., K.C.I., President & CEO of Maritime Museum of San Diego

Melissa Kaiser, CEO of DISCOVERY Children's Museum Aileen Hefferren, CEO & Director of Children's Museum of Manhattan, and Sarah Cole, CEO of Glazer Children's Museum.

Children’s Museum | Nonprofit Report

September 10, 2021

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on children’s museums, with guests;

Melissa Kaiser, CEO of DISCOVERY Children’s Museum
Aileen Hefferren, CEO & Director of Children’s Museum of Manhattan,
&
Sarah Cole, CEO of Glazer Children’s Museum

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