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U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan speaks onstage during the WisDems 2023 Convention on June 10, 2023 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images for Democratic Party of Wisconsin)

National museum of LGBTQI+ history and culture proposed by Wisconsin congressman

BY: - November 7, 2023

WASHINGTON — Proposed federal legislation could add LGBTQI+ history and culture to the Smithsonian Institution’s museum tapestry. U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, a Wisconsin Democrat, introduced two bills in late October that would begin the process of creating a National Museum of American LGBTQI+ History and Culture. Both bills would need to be signed into law […]

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Black religious leaders are central in US protests – as they have been for the last 200 years

BY: - June 18, 2020

When the Rev. Al Sharpton implored white America to “get your knee off our necks” at the memorial of George Floyd, his words were carried by news outlets across the globe. Meanwhile in the U.S., the Rev. William J. Barber II has been an ever-present voice in the protests, prompting some to place him as […]