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YWCA camp for girls. Highland Beach, Maryland, 1930. These photos are from the Scurlock Studio Collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. <strong>Read more</strong> about the photos at the end of this story.

Songs For Freedom: A Juneteenth Playlist From Pianist Lara Downes

Music offers freedom. Freedom of expression — a way to rejoice and to mourn, to offer comfort, to call for change.

Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny and Woody Norman as Jesse in <em>C'mon C'mon. </em>

Mike Mills' 'C'mon C'mon' feels like a shared memory

Mills, who also wrote and directed Beginners and 20th Century Women, says his films all ask, "What are you going to remember? Who are you going to remember it with or what are you forgetting?"

Rescue workers handle a tarp containing recovered remains at the site of the collapsed Champlain Towers South condo building, Monday, July 5, 2021, in Surfside, Fla.

4 More Victims Found In Rubble; Death Toll Rises To 32

The discovery of four more victims in the rubble of a collapsed Florida condominium building raised the death toll to 32, officials said Tuesday as a ramped-up search effort faced new threats from severe weather with Tropical Storm Elsa.

Oddisee: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The rapper convened a live band for his five-song Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

Military salute. Tune in to the 32nd annual broadcast of America’s national night of remembrance. The National Memorial Day Concert honors the military service and sacrifice of all our men and women in uniform, their families and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

National Memorial Day Concert 2021

Stream or tune in Sunday, May 30, 2021 at 8 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

A person arrives for a monkeypox vaccination at a New York health care center.

Monkeypox: The myths, misconceptions — and facts — about how you catch it

Is it a sexually transmitted disease? Can you get it on a crowded bus? Trying on clothes? We talk to specialists about how this virus is transmitted and what kinds of precautions are warranted.

A typical sight during the 2019 Village Halloween Parade in New York City.

New York City's Village Halloween Parade comes back to life, saved by a serious fan

Canceled last year for only the second time ever because of the pandemic, New York City's storied Village Halloween Parade returns, partly due to one very generous fan.

File photo of President Joe Biden speaking about the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Nov. 6, 2021, in Washington.

Biden signs $1T infrastructure bill with bipartisan audience

President Joe Biden has signed his $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law on the White House lawn, with a smattering of Republican lawmakers on hand for what could be one of the last shows of bipartisanship ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

Celbing Diaz fishes ahead of Tropical Storm Nicholas in Galveston, Texas, on Monday. The storm grew overnight and made landfall as a hurricane early Tuesday.

Hurricane Nicholas Makes Landfall In Texas. Residents Are Bracing For Possible Floods

Nicholas strengthened into a hurricane before making landfall early Tuesday. The storm will trigger "considerable flash and urban flooding," the National Hurricane Center says.

The University of Georgia's marching band, seen during a football game last November in Athens. The band's acting director, Brett Bawcum, announced that it would no longer play "Tara's Theme" from Gone with the Wind. The film has attracted criticism for its depiction of race.

Georgia Marching Band Drops Song From 'Gone With The Wind' For 'Georgia On My Mind'

The Redcoat Band will no longer play "Tara's Theme" from the controversial film. And it already has an apt replacement in mind: the official state song, best known for Ray Charles' rendition.

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