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Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and ...

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Through her creative lives as author, illustrator, painter, quilter, sculptor, and activist, Ringgold spoke to the urgency ...

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Perhaps some of the worst people to explain the real meaning of Christmas are those who claim to believe in its central ...