• The U.S. celebrates this Independence Day amid calls for systemic reform. In this film, five descendants of Frederick Douglass read excerpts of his speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
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• For many African Americans, patriotism is complicated because the promises of America aren’t fulfilled equally. The Fourth of July brings a challenge: reconciling national pride with systemic racism.
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• The agency will name its Washington, D.C., headquarters after the pioneering scientist whose Space Race-era contributions gained recognition in the 2016 film Hidden Figures.
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