Historical
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Cold case team shines new light on who may have revealed Anne Frank’s hiding place in Amsterdam attic
The team believes it could have been a prominent Jewish notary called Arnold van den Bergh who disclosed the secret…
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I Was There.
I was in the room, as they say, where it happened. Michael Moore I was, at 11-years old, a witness…
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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.: 5 things I’ve learned curating the MLK Collection at Morehouse College
Few archives of historical papers compare with the importance of the Morehouse King Collection. Vicki Crawford The Conversation Aside from…
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A short history of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy – an indelible reminder of unceded sovereignty
Often people think about the Aboriginal Tent Embassy as something historic, dating back to the 1970s. Authors The Conversation But…
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The late poet and civil rights activist, Maya Angelou, becomes first African American woman to appear on a US quarter dollar coin
As an author and civil rights activist, Angelou is the first in a group of women who will appear on…
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The Bright Ages by Matthew Gabriele and David Perry review – the colourful side of the dark ages
The middle ages are a sort of paradox, write the authors of this engaging history. Peter Frankopan The Guardian “When…
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Sidney Poitier – Hollywood’s first Black leading man reflected the civil rights movement on screen
Their guest, he said, was his “soul brother.” Aram Goudsouzian The Conversation “He has carved for himself an imperishable niche…
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JFK Revisited: Oliver Stone and the New JFK Fact Pattern
When Oliver Stone first ambles through Dealey Plaza in Dallas in the opening frames his new documentary JFK Revisited: Through the…
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Tasoula Hadjitofi Interview | Culturescope
Tasoula Hadjitofi, “The Icon Hunter,” is renowned worldwide for her work combatting art trafficking. She claims that each of us…
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Containment Beyond the Cold War
In December 15, 1991, U.S. Secretary of State James Baker arrived in Moscow amid political chaos to meet with Russian…
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The epic, 550-million-year story of Uluṟu, and the spectacular forces that led to its formation
Deep orange by day, at sunrise and sunset it appears to change colour, becoming a more vibrant shade of red,…
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Obituary: South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on Sunday aged 90, was one of South Africa’s most important Nobel Laureates and a tireless…
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The untold story of the world’s fiercest tank battle
The most pitched tank battle in the history of warfare was fought not against the Nazis in Europe or North…
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Cyprus: Turkish Occupation and Unpunished Crimes Against Women and Children
On December 16 and 17, Democracy Today, an NGO that focuses on human rights issues, organized its annual international conference in…
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Frankincense and myrrh have been revered since ancient times – but now they’re under threat
In the Bible, Matthew’s gospel tells us that the wise men “saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down…
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Boris Johnson’s zeal to return Parthenon marbles revealed in 1986 article
The extent of Boris Johnson’s U-turn on the Parthenon marbles has been laid bare in a 1986 article unearthed in an Oxford…
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