Eastern Standard: Dec. 4th, 2025
Not only did it happen, but there were thousands of spectators and often a carnival atmosphere as lynchings were carried out in Kentucky well into the 20th century. Sonya Lea’s “American Bloodlines” is a reckoning with one such case, documenting the 1936 public hanging spectacle of a young Black man, Rainey Bethea, in Owensboro, Kentucky.
The gender gap in math widened during the pandemic. Schools are trying to make up lost ground. Education contributor Brigitte Blom gets details from Associated Press education reporter Annie Ma.
What’s happening on the federal level can leave you feeling…
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