This comes after his statue was added in 2020 to the Topple the Racists website listing monuments that should fall for connections to slavery and colonialism, with campaigners claiming Harris was a “colonial warmonger”. English Heritage has noted that “some have called for its removal”, but as part of […]
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Travel the Sweetest Route through Vayots Dzor and Syunik, Armenia | Smithsonian Voices | Smithsonian Center For Folklife & Cultural Heritage
Smithsonian Voices Smithsonian Center For Folklife & Cultural Heritage Travel the Sweetest Route through Vayots Dzor and Syunik, Armenia March 11th, 2021, 6:00AM / BY My Armenia Program Master basket weaver Arthur Petrosyan sits and works on a project. (Photo by Narek Harutyunyan, My Armenia Program) In the summer of […]
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Finger Lakes could become the country’s next national heritage area
CLOSE Taughannock Falls, near Ithaca, is the tallest waterfall east of the Mississippi. The National Park Service invites public input on a feasibility study that will be used to determine whether the Finger Lakes region could become a national heritage area. Unlike national parks, people actually live in the large landscapes the […]
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Emmett Till’s Chicago House Gets Landmark Status Amid Plans For Black Heritage Site
The former Chicago home of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black boy whose 1955 lynching in Mississippi helped ignite the nation’s civil rights movement, has been given official landmark status amid efforts to transform the building into a beacon for Black Americans and a living remembrance of their history. The two-story […]
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Aston Martin Vantage V12 Zagato Heritage Twins assembly begins
Aston Martin Vantage V12 Zagato Heritage Twins by R-Reforged Swiss company R-Reforged has confirmed plans to build 19 pairs of V12 Aston Martins that celebrate the centenary of coachbuilder Zagato. Aston Martin Vantage V12 Zagato Heritage Twins by R-Reforged Swiss company R-Reforged has confirmed plans to build […]
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Joanna Gaines Reflects on Her Newfound Love for Her Korean Heritage After Being Teased During Childhood
Photo credit: Joanna Gaines / Instagram From House Beautiful Joanna Gaines has a lot to be proud of. Her Magnolia empire, her five wonderful children, her upcoming TV network, as well as the many folks she’s brought joy to through design— just to name a few of her accomplishments. However, […]
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IU student Carolina Morales channels Nicaraguan heritage into handmade jewelry
Junior Carolina Morales makes earrings. Morales owns a clay jewelry shop on Etsy called NinaMoraShop. A budding hobby was soon transformed into a small business for IU junior Carolina Morales. Like many other students, Morales was struck hard by the news of campus shutting down in March. She was a […]