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Estimated reading time: 6 minutesRead more: Indian Pressure Cooker Recipes: Flavor in a Flash! August 15: A Day of Reflection India celebrates its Independence Day on August 15 to commemorate the historic dawn of 1947, when the country finally broke the chains of nearly two centuries of British colonial rule and rose to reclaim its […]

Of the many sights to see in Ketchikan it’s worth setting aside time to visit the Tongass Historical Museum. It’s conveniently located downtown just off the iconic Creek Street and is really easy to visit. I think learning is a big part of travel, and when you’re here in Southeast Alaska there is a TON […]

It is one of the largest research collections dedicated to Black history in the world. Adorning its walls are artwork and films telling the stories of the African diaspora. The ashes of the poet Langton Hughes lay buried beneath the lobby floor. The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture memorialized […]

A Belfast-based artist has spoken of the striking parallels between the Troubles in Northern Ireland and the civil conflict that ravaged her native Sri Lanka. This comes after her first return to the island nation in three decades. Anushiya Sundaralingam, originally hailing from Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka, departed the country in 1989, during the […]

Embracing the Charm of North Carolina The question, “Where’s that accent from?” is one I’ve heard more times than I can count. I’ve lived in London for almost four years now, but my American drawl is a fixture I’ll never shake. The answer is North Carolina. I can see the look in people’s eyes when […]