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The open nature of the science of classification virtually guarantees fights [nautil.us]

Amanda Berry Smith: Opened First Orphanage for Black Children in Illinois [blackthen.com]

Colored Orphan Asylum: Founded Out of Compassion, Destroyed by Hatred [blackthen.com]

Benjamin F. Randolph: Assassination of South Carolina’s Black Senator During Reconstruction (1868) [blackthen.com]

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With Cannes Kicking Off Tomorrow, Here’s a List of “Black Films” That Have Won the Palme d’Or (Have You Seen Them?) [shadowandact.com]

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Twenty Over Eighty: Conversations With Legendary Designers Who Remain Vital and Prolific Even in Their Eighth Decade [core77.com]

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