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Wildtype’s cell-cultivated salmon is the first seafood to earn FDA approval, marking a significant milestone for the alternative protein industry.

I floated a Twitter balloon the other week looking for feedback from our followers regarding topics they might like to see us cover here on Brooklynology. Of our 754 devotees (and I use that word loosely) only three responded; but their suggestions were all excellent and deserving of our attention.

The National Archives holds a wealth of material documenting the African American experience and highlights these resources online, in programs, and through traditional and social media. Explore our records documenting African American History through the African American Research page and within the National Archives Catalog. See more resources on the Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday page and the Juneteenth page. Featured Video Military service and pension records help tell the story of Charles Sprout, a soldier in the United States Colored Troops (USCT) during the Civil War.

Kevin Key and his wife, Nelisa, an African American couple from Richmond, Virginia, say a Starbucks worker refused to help them during a medical emergency because they didn’t wait in line. Kevin, who has Stage 4 kidney failure, needed water immediately, but was denied it at the counter.

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WIRED had many questions last week about the Gold T1 Smartphone. Now we have even more—like where that "made in America" pledge went.

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A game-changing manufacturing leap may put solid-state batteries back in the EV spotlight--and investors are taking notice.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez want to keep Democrats activated long enough to oust House Republicans from power.

Tens of thousands of people gathered in downtown LA to hear representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders speak. This video was broadcas...

90.3K likes, 5389 comments. “@aoc(D-NY) sidesteps questions about a 2028 presidential run, saying she's focused on safeguarding Medicaid benefits over political ambitions.”

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The excavation of the Williamsburg Bray School has yielded hundreds of artifacts, providing a glimpse into the lives of Black children who attended the school in the 1760s.

On this day in 1863, Harriet Tubman took part in a Union raid at Combahee Ferry, near Beaufort, South Carolina, freeing over 700 slaves.

Harriet Tubman’s life was remarkable, but it certainly wasn’t easy. Born into slavery as Araminta Ross, the future Underground Railroad conductor escaped the plantation in rural Maryland where she spent the first 27 years of her life, and adopted her mother’s first name along with her first husband’s last name.  A watershed moment occurred in her childhood when an overseer threw a heavy metal weight at her after she refused to restrain a field hand who was attempting to escape the plantation. The effects of that injury lasted the rest of her life: headaches, seizures, difficulty sleeping, and visions that she believed came from God. To alleviate these symptoms, she underwent brain surgery late in life. Rather than receive anesthesia, she did something she’d seen Union soldiers do during the Civil War: bite down on a bullet and bear the pain. The procedure ...Read More

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Electric bikes might sound like fun, but there are several impacts they'll have on your life and wallet that you might have forgotten about.

Watch this touching yet funny moment of my poor cat dealing with life’s little challenges. Whether it’s a failed jump or a dramatic flop, this kitty knows ho...

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