The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
Just Because I am a Librarian doesn’t mean I have to dress like one.” With this breezy pronouncement, Belle da Costa Greene handily differentiated herself from most librarians. She stood out for other ...
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The Trailblazing Black Librarian Who Rewrote the Rules of Power, Gender and Racial Passing
Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...
Scaramucci Claims Aides Feared Putin’s Mysterious ‘Hold’ Over Trump
Trump’s former White House communications director said he believed there’s some kind of “hold” on the U.S. president.
Queen of the World: How this Kansas City hospital set standard for racial integration
The unusually named facility was the first general hospital in KC to welcome both white and Black patients, setting a new ...
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JFK Library to reopen Wednesday after abruptly closing amid Trump workforce order, layoffs
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Dorchester is closed today and "until further notice," according to a ...
‘It has nothing to do with government efficiency’: JFK Library reopens after DOGE federal firings force abrupt closure
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston temporarily shuttered Tuesday after a move from the Trump ...