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Five Summer Reads from the Freedom Library
Mississippi Heritage Trust
Her Father Treated the Wounded of Selma. She Still Lives Next Door.
In focus
Meet Three Gen-Z Interns Doing What They Love—and Getting Paid for It
Voice
Humanities Graduates Can Find a Great Job. It’s Time to Make This Fact Known.
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Phillip Brian Harper
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Higher Learning
United States Artists, Inc.
Lessons in Creativity from Two Artists and Disability Futures Fellows
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August 7, 2025
Former U.S. Ambassador and Global Leader Patrick Gaspard Joins Mellon Foundation’s Board of Trustees
July 22, 2025
24 African American Historic Sites Receive $3 Million in Preservation Funding
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Mellon Foundation Announces Appointment of Dr. Carla Hayden as Mellon Senior Fellow