Gordineer’s family rarely spoke of their Indigenous heritage. “We were supposed to be hidden about it. It was easier to claim Mexican … because people made fun in school,” she remembered. But once a ...

June 2 marked one century since then-President Calvin Coolidge signed a law granting American citizenship to Native Americans. Women had secured the right to vote four years earlier under the 19th ...

Dancers say their craft can’t be duplicated by AI. Our tests show they’re right — for now.

Talk about starting on a good foot. On December 3, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater kicked off its 2025-25 season with an opening-night gala held in honor of Daria L. Wallach, chair of the ...

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