A Brazilian judge has ruled that the country’s president can’t celebrate of the March 31, 1964, coup that established a military dictatorship in Brazil.
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Brazil’s Military Coup Commemoration Causes Anger and Unease
President Jair Bolsonaro’s call to commemorate the anniversary of Brazil’s 1964 military coup is causing discomfort in Latin America’s largest nation.
How American Women Challenged The Status Quo And Won the Vote
2020 will mark the centennial anniversary of women achieving the right to vote. What can we learn from the suffrage movement?
British Museum Agrees to Return Emperor’s Hair to Ethiopia
Two locks of hair belonging to Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros will be repatriated after request from Addis Ababa, the National Army Museum in Britain announced.
Battle Over Franco’s Remains Plays into Spain’s Constitutional Crisis
Spain’s long-running controversy over the legacy of its 20th century leader, the fascist dictator General Francisco Franco, is entering a new phase
Film Features Green Book That Mapped Safe Routes in Jim Crow era
The Oscar-nominated film Green Book depict post-World War II America as a land of wide prosperity while mapping safe route through era of discrimination.
Keira Knightley Film Calls for Unity in Divided Times
The Aftermath, set bombed-out ruins of Hamburg after the end of WW II, had important lessons on building bridges relevant for today’s divided societies.
We Are Celebrating Suffragette Susan B. Anthony On President’s Day
National Organization for Women celebrated Susan B. Anthony’s birthday (February 15, 1820) on President’s Day in honor of this advocate of equal rights.
Watergate Movie Was Meant to Be Funny. Then Came Trump
“Watergate,” a film about the scandal that brought down Richard Nixon, first intended to make lightly humorous study of the affair. Then came Donald Trump.
Innovative Project Wikitongues Helps Bring Languages Back to Life
Some 6,000 languages are spoken in the world, and nearly half of them are endangered, according to the UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger.