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Treasury begins distribution of quarter featuring poet, activist Maya Angelou

Writer and activist Maya Angelou, who died in 2014, is pictured at a 2008 event in Washington. | Gerald Herbert/AP Photo The U.S. Mint has begun rolling out quarters which feature writer, poet and activist Maya Angelou, the first Black woman to appear on the coin. “Each time we redesign our currency, we have the […]

BDS movement faces attack in six state legislatures

Advocates of boycotting Israel are under attack in a number of states across the country. State legislatures in California, New York, Indiana, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Florida are debating anti-boycott measures. Most of them would penalize people or businesses that support the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement targeting Israel over human rights violations. Some of […]

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