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Vice President Kamala Harris waves from her seat flanked by Second gentleman of the United States Doug Emhoff and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz during the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday.

Looking to the future, with a nod to history at the DNC

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted August 20, 2024 at 2:08pm

Investing in the culture: The history and power of Black philanthropy

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted August 9, 2024 at 9:44am
Vice President Kamala Harris attends a campaign rally in Atlanta on Tuesday. By quickly rallying around Harris, her party has resisted the “Dems in disarray” label, Curtis writes.

Now who’s in disarray?

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted August 1, 2024 at 6:00am
A crowd gathers in front of the Supreme Court building on June 26, 2013, ahead of a key ruling that struck down parts of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act. Gay conservatives were early and important voices in the fight to legalize same-sex marriage, according to a recent book.

How Republicans helped shape gay activism in America

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted July 25, 2024 at 6:15am

Equal Time: A history of the gay right

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted July 22, 2024 at 11:00am
Former President Donald Trump is seen raising his fist on the jumbotron in the Fiserv Forum at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday. With an agenda highlighting supposed mayhem in Democratic cities, Republican calls for unity were already ringing hollow, Curtis writes.

Respect for difference is more important than an appeal for nonexistent unity

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted July 17, 2024 at 1:28pm
It’s been 60 years since Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, but opponents of change are still working to turn back the clock, Curtis writes.

The never-ending fight for civil rights

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted July 11, 2024 at 6:00am

Rep. Alma Adams on House business and the state of her state

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted June 25, 2024 at 2:47pm
Donald Trump participates in a roundtable at the 180 Church in Detroit, Michigan, on June 15.

Will the real Donald Trump get the coverage he deserves?

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted June 21, 2024 at 6:00am
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a “Freedom Summer” in his state, using a name that powerfully resonates in American history, Curtis writes.

American history turned upside down — and that’s the point

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted June 13, 2024 at 6:00am