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Women’s History Month: Dorothy Harrison Eustis

March 27, 2025 btwadmin 0

March is Women’s History Month: a time to remember and reflect on the many contributions of girls and women. This week btw takes a closer […]

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Women’s History Month: Rieko Homma True

March 20, 2025 btwadmin 0

What does good mental health mean to you? People from different cultural communities might have different ideas about mental health or hold negative opinions about […]

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Women’s History Month: Dr. Sylvia Earle

March 13, 2025 btwadmin 0

March is Women’s History Month–a time to remember and reflect on the many contributions and achievements of women and girls. This week btw takes a […]

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Modern Renovations for the Louvre Museum

March 5, 2025 btwadmin 0

When you think of Paris, France, you probably think of the Eiffel Tower. But the city is also the home of the Louvre–the most-visited museum […]

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Black History Month: Charles Harrison

February 25, 2025 btwadmin 0

February is Black History Month: a time to remember, honor, and celebrate the many contributions of Black Americans. This week btw takes a closer look […]

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India’s Kumbh Mela Festival Marred by Recent Tragedy

February 20, 2025 btwadmin 0

Imagine a public festival that lasts for forty-five days and is attended by millions of people. That’s India’s Kumbh Mela Festival, a semi-regular event which […]

Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins (1880-1965) with unidentified person.

President Biden Designates Francis Perkins National Monument

January 17, 2025 btwadmin 0

Have you ever heard of Frances Perkins? She was the first woman in a presidential Cabinet, and a key part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s […]

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Remembering President Jimmy Carter

January 16, 2025 btwadmin 0

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, passed away on December 29, 2024, at the age of 100. Aside from being the longest-living […]

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Native American Heritage Month: Kuwohi

November 21, 2024 btwadmin 0

Each year, millions of American and international tourists visit the over 400 National Park Service sites around the United States. The most popular park is […]

Black and white photograph of Walapai Indian school students posing at their desks in a classroom at Kingman, Arizona, ca.1900.

President Formally Apologizes for U.S. Native American Boarding School Program

November 13, 2024 btwadmin 0

On October 25, President Joe Biden visited the Laveen Village near Phoenix, Arizona. He spoke at the Gila River Crossing School in the Gila River […]

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