FORT WORTH, Texas – Robert T. McDaniel, the last member of the all-black elite military crew from Fort Worth that fought during World War II, has died at the age of 96.
Robert Tennerson McDaniel was born Feb. 28, 1923, in Mertens, Texas, to Alfred and Molly Valerie Queen Esther McDaniel. Robert was the only brother to Gladys and Carrie McDaniel. McDaniel was named after his fraternal grandfather, a pioneer Fort Worth physician.
Speaking to reporters Tuesday, President Trump restated an earlier falsehood in which he blamed the Obama administration for a policy the Trump administration in fact started.
Source: FACT CHECK: Trump Wrongly Blames Obama For Child Separation Policy : NPR
Trump threatens SNL with federal investigation due to mocking him
Source: Trump threatens SNL with federal investigation for mocking him
The largest party in Norway’s parliament has delivered a significant blow to the country’s huge oil industry after withdrawing support for explorative drilling off the Lofoten islands in the Arctic, which are considered a natural wonder.
The Native American comedy troupe, The 1491s, is an intertribal group of comedians who have regularly satirized, lampooned, parodied, and teased many aspects of Indian life, including digs at Westward Expansion as well as more contemporary aspects, like New Age Shamanism and Hollywood depictions of the First Nations. Well established on YouTube, the five members have committed much of their energy recently on their first theatrical production, Between Two Knees, which premiered this past weekend at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) in Ashland, Oregon.
Source: A Chat With ‘The 1491s’ On Making Light Of Heavy Indigenous History | KLCC
Mexico recently asked Spain to apologise for Hernan Cortes’ Conquista. Are apologies to the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere overdue?
Source: Apologies for yesterday’s crimes: Spain and its Conquistadors
The Washington State Department of Corrections quietly rolled out a new policy via a memo on their website last month which disallows books to be donated to prisons via nonprofit organizations. So quietly, in fact, that one of the largest nonprofits that works to get donated materials to prisoners was taken by surprise to discover the change. They weren’t informed before it was implemented.
Source: Washington Department of Corrections Quietly Bans Book Donations to Prisoners From Nonprofits
Is President Donald Trump aware residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands are, in fact, Americans? It’s unclear.
Source: President Trump Doesn’t Know He’s the President of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Rocket scientist and barbecue pitmaster Dr. Howard Conyers talks aeroelastic engineering, whole-hog roasting, and how black pitmasters have been written out of the history of barbecue.
Source: Dr. Howard Conyers is Reclaiming BBQ for Black Pitmasters
What do trees talk about? In the Douglas fir forests of Canada, see how trees “talk” to each other by forming underground symbiotic relationships—called mycorrhizae—with fungi to relay stress signals and share resources with one another.
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