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“If you’ve been to New York, you’ve probably visited Central Park. But there’s a part of its story you won't see.
It’s a story that goes back to the 1820s, when that part of New York was largely open countryside. Soon it became home to about 1,600 people. Among them was a predominantly black community that bought up affordable plots to build homes, churches and a school. It became known as Seneca Village. And when Irish and German immigrants moved in, it became a rare example at the time of an integrated neighborhood.
Everything changed on July 21, 1853. New York took control of the land to create what would become the first major landscaped park in the US -- they called it “The Central Park.”
In the Vox series Missing Chapter, Vox Senior Producer Ranjani Chakraborty revisits underreported and often overlooked moments from the past to give context to the present. Join her as she covers the histories that are often left out of our textbooks. Our first season tackles stories of racial injustice, political conflicts, even the hidden history of US medical experimentation.”
“In the years following the Civil War, Booker T. Washington devoted his life to helping blacks transition out of slavery and into freedom. While his ideas were never fully embraced in his time, today, more than a century later, they remain strikingly relevant. Derryck Green from Project 21 explains.”
New York Creates Fund to Pay Unemployed Illegal Immigrants Up To $15,600 Each In COVID Relief
“The creation of the fund became a contentious point in budget negotiations, even among Democrats in Albany.”
Arizona State Senate Passes Bill That Prohibits Private Funding of Election Administration
“The Arizona State Senate passed a bill on Tuesday prohibiting the private funding of election administration.”
Taft’s Anti-Plutocracy Conservatism
“How the lesser known conservative trust-buster handled wealth concentration.”
Federal government spends $332B on 'zombie programs' never reauthorized by Congress
“1,046 federal programs have expired but operate on autopilot without reauthorization from Congress”
Don’t Raise the Corporate Tax Rate
“In 2017, the Trump administration and Congress lowered the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent, chiefly because the U.S. charged higher rates than most other countries, putting it at a competitive disadvantage.”
If Democrats Will Cry ‘Racist’ No Matter What, Republicans Should Pass Much Stronger Laws
“Everyone knows why Democrats don’t want voters to show ID. It has nothing to do with racism, and everyone knows it. So why are we playing this stupid game?”
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