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25 Amazing Books by African-American Writers

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Robot Lawyer DoNotPay Is Now Offering Free Help to Refugees

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Sesame Street Writing Fellowship Shines a Spotlight on Diversity

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“The main goal of the fellowship is to elevate talent from communities that are sometimes harder to spot on television.”

Six-year-old girl Zari, Sesame Workshop's first Afghan Muppet

Six-year-old girl Zari, Sesame Workshop’s first Afghan Muppet

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Indonesian City Considers Erecting a Giant Statue of a Vampiric Ghost

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Image Source: Maxpixel

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10 Filmmaking Lessons from Kim Jong-Il

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DETAIL OF A MURAL AT THE PYONGYANG ART STUDIOS. JOHN PAVELKA VIA WIKIMEDIA


DETAIL OF A MURAL AT THE PYONGYANG ART STUDIOS. JOHN PAVELKA VIA WIKIMEDIA

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The Newest American Girl Doll Is From 1960s Detroit — And Black

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American Girl Doll store in Los Angeles

American Girl Doll store in Los Angeles

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Pakistan Has a New Harry Potter-Themed Cafe

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Lifelong Obsession with Sherlock Holmes

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Cover of Kareem Abdul Jabbar's origin story about Sherlock Holmes's brother Mycroft

Cover of Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s origin story about Sherlock Holmes’s brother Mycroft

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Mental Floss’s Rich Barrett Reveals His ‘4 Most Interesting Comics of the Week’

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Barrett’s selections include Goldie Vance from BOOM! about Marigold, a teenaged girl sleuth at a 1960s Florida resort.

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Animation Software Used by Studio Ghibli Will Soon Be Free to Download

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