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Mary Ann Shadd Cary was born in Delaware in 1823. She moved to Canada after the passing of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850. - Features Editor / Drew Peltzman

Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon uses technology to promote the importance of Black history

Drew Peltzman February 15, 2023

For the first time ever, Rowan University hosted the Frederick Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon to promote the importance of the recovery and preservation of Black history using original documents and letters. The...

Billie Eilish's second number one album, "Happier Than Ever" sold 73,000 vinyl records on the first week alone. / Photo courtesy of Luke Garcia

How Vinyl Records Have Made a Miraculous Comeback

Luke Garcia September 29, 2021

In 2007, 1 million vinyl records were sold in the U.S. In 2020, that number rose to 27.5 million. In the first half of 2021, 19.2 million were sold.  After returning from the dead, this will be...

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