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Bell from St. John's Church, Richmond, Virginia, 18th century. 14 x 10.5 inches. Gift of Mrs. Charles Benjamin Bryant. (Courtesy of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture)

Richmond museum exhibit aims to balance freedom and slavery for America’s 250th birthday

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Students walk through a gate at Harvard University, Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Cambridge, Mass. In the wake of a Supreme Court decision that removes race from the admissions process, colleges are coming under renewed pressure to put an end to legacy preferences, the practice of favoring applicants with family ties to alumni. At Harvard, which released years of records as part of the lawsuit that ended up before the Supreme Court, legacy students were eight times more likely to be admitted, and nearly 70% were White, researchers found. (AP Photo/Michael Casey) **FILE**

Top colleges report fewer Black and Hispanic students in wake of Supreme Court ruling

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Much like a '60s hit song, college students today don't know much about history ... or civics, government and politics, a new academic survey shows. File photo credit: Daniel Tadevosyan via Shutterstock.

Most college students ignorant of American democracy, survey finds

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Former president Donald Trump, center, awaits the start of proceedings at Manhattan criminal court, Monday, April 22, 2024, in New York. Opening statements in Donald Trump's historic hush money trial are set to begin. Trump is accused of falsifying internal business records as part of an alleged scheme to bury stories he thought might hurt his presidential campaign in 2016. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, Pool)

Trump could avoid trial this year on 2020 election charges. Is the hush money case a worthy proxy?

By Gary Fields - Associated Press

Donald Critchlow, an American history professor at Arizona State University, led a team of researchers that found that most introductory American history courses on college campuses emphasize identity politics over historical events. (Photo courtesy of ASU Center for American Institutions)

Identity-focused struggles dominate teaching of main events in U.S. history

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

The campus of the American University, a private research university in Washington, D.C. (EQRoy via Shutterstock)

Jewish students file complaint against American University over ‘rampant and pervasive antisemitism’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Capitol building Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Washington, on the one year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. As the 2024 campaign heats up, experts on extremism fear the threat of politically motivated violence will only intensify. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Political violence threatens to intensify as the 2024 campaign heats up, experts on extremism warn

Associated Press

FILE - Supporters wave flags as they wait for the motorcade of former President Donald Trump to arrive at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., March 25, 2023. Millions of Americans will attend parades, fireworks, barbecues and other Independence Day events on Tuesday, celebrating the courage and sacrifices of the nation’s 18th century patriots who fought for the nation’s independence from England and what they considered an unjust government. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

In a polarized U.S., how to define a patriot increasingly depends on who’s being asked

By Gary Fields, Margery Beck and Rebecca Boone - Associated Press

The campus of the American University, a private research university in Washington, D.C. (EQRoy via Shutterstock)

American University staff begin five-day wage strike

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

New venture promotes diversity hirings in health-care leadership

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times