Q&A with Ilyon Woo
Ilyon Woo, author of Master Slave Husband Wife, recounted the harrowing journey of self-emancipation made by married slaves William and Ellen Craft in 1848.
2,116 viewsIlyon Woo, author of Master Slave Husband Wife, recounted the harrowing journey of self-emancipation made by married slaves William and Ellen Craft in 1848.
2,116 viewsHoward Ruffner talked about the photos he took on May 4, 1970, when National Guard troops shot and killed four students at Kent State University in Ohio during an anti-Vietnam War protest. M…
1,396 viewsNathan Thrall, former Arab-Israeli Project director at the International Crisis Group, discussed his book about the plight of a Palestinian man whose five-year-old son was a in a school bus …
535 viewsAcademics and policy advocates joined the Brooking’s Institution’s Center for Economic Security and Opportunity for a discussion on a report from the National Academies on reducing intergene…
131 viewsColumbia University presented the Bancroft prize to the 2024 winners, authors Elliott West (Continental Reckoning) and Carolyn Eisenberg (Fire and Rain).
57 viewsProject Liberty founder and business executive Frank McCourt Jr. argued that regulation is not enough to address the divisions caused by social media. This event was hosted by All Tech is Hu…
184 viewsAuthor Brady Crytzer talked about the 1794 uprising in western Pennsylvania in response to a government tax on liquor. Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania hosted this event.
153 viewsRegent University’s Mark David Hall talked about his book, Who’s Afraid of Christian Nationalism?: Why Christian Nationalism is Not an Existential Threat to America or the Church, which argu…
1,136 viewsData security executives testified before a Senate Commerce subcommittee on protecting consumers' data against unauthorized access. One of the witnesses, former Meta privacy manager Prem Tri…
185 viewsJonna Mendez, former chief of disguise at the CIA, talked about her life and career overseas during the Cold War. This event was hosted by the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore.
123 viewsAuthor Tom Wheeler talked about how Abraham Lincoln used the new technology of the telegraph to communicate directly with his Union generals and helped win the Civil War. The Virginia Center…
141 viewsThe Heritage Foundation held a discussion on China’s green energy policies. They discussed a variety of topics including the impact China’s policies have on global energy markets, U.S. natio…
29 viewsThis U.S. government documentary promotes Office of Economic Opportunity Neighborhood Health Centers by profiling several in major cities and rural areas. The film argues that many lower inc…
260 viewsSecretary of State Antony Blinken gave remarks in Brussels, Belgium, at a reception celebrating the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). He was joined by U.S. A…
435 viewsJournalist Johann Hari reported on the success and concerns surrounding the new weight-loss drugs, as well as his personal experience taking Ozempic. He was interviewed by Bloomberg News hea…
394 viewsHouse members debated a bill that would add a citizenship question to the U.S. Census starting in 2030. This legislation would also exclude non-citizens from counting toward the population u…
148 viewsMike Gonzalez and Katharine Gorka argued that the American left has embraced a form of radical Marxism that threatens the future of the United States. This event was held at the Heritage Fou…
130 viewsBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fielded questions from members of the House of Commons on a range of domestic and international issues during his weekly question time. A variety of topics…
92 viewsJason Stacy and Matthew Ellington, co-authors of Fabric of a Nation: A History with Skills and Sources, for the APĀ® US History Course, talked about the Advanced Placement U.S. History Exam. …
699 viewsThis U.S. Office of War Information newsreel reports on events relating to VE Day - the May 8, 1945, surrender of Nazi Germany. German generals are shown signing the unconditional surrender …
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