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Will Sutton: Ruby Bridges, Frederick Douglass had national coin spots. Then they were dropped.

Apparently, President Donald Trump's administration wants to stop history at a certain point in time and exclude more ...

Trump drops new coins, none with Black people, to celebrate America's 250th anniversary

President Donald Trump wants America to remember the past with new coins commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United ...
People

Ruby Franke's Ex-Husband Kevin Remarries with Support of Daughter Shari, 22: 'Could Always See He Wasn’t Happy'

The father of six announced his engagement to Becca Bevan this past September Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She covers influencers and viral, trending content across ...
Us Weekly

YouTuber Ruby Franke’s Ex-Husband Kevin Franke Gets Married to Becca Bevan After Child Abuse Scandal

Ruby Franke’s ex-husband, Kevin Franke, got remarried after previously becoming entangled in the former YouTube star’s child abuse scandal. Kevin, 47, and Ruby’s eldest daughter, Shari, shared an ...
The Washington Post

U.S. anniversary coins won’t feature any Black Americans or notable women

Over three years, the U.S. Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee sifted through hundreds of ideas for commemorative coins to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. The group settled on ...
WAPT

Proposed U.S. coin honoring Ruby Bridges dropped as Treasury shifts designs

LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE OR THE DEATH PENALTY. NEW TONIGHT-- A MISSISSIPPI CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER IS NOW AT THE CENTER OF A NATIONAL DEBATE OVER AMERICA'S HISTORY. THIS A ...
The New York Times

The War on ‘Wokeness’ Comes to the U.S. Mint

The Treasury Department unveiled new coins celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. They failed to include planned designs featuring abolition, women’s suffrage and the civil rights movement. Actors ...
Wall Street Journal

Trump Administration Scraps Plan to Mint Quarters Featuring Abolition, Suffrage

The Trump administration jettisoned a plan to honor the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage and the civil-rights movement on quarters for the nation’s 250th birthday. Those themes were part of a ...
Longview News-Journal

Ruby’s Mexican Restaurant to open this week in Longview

Ruby’s Mexican Restaurant will celebrate its grand opening in Longview at 10 a.m. Thursday. The restaurant has finished making mostly cosmetic changes to the former home of Tuscan Pig at 401 S. High ...
KERO-TV

Ruby Bridges Walk Highlights Need for Safer Streets in East Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — In neighborhoods across Bakersfield, community groups are stepping up—walking children to school and pushing for safer infrastructure, continuing the legacy of civil ...
The Bakersfield Californian

First Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day at Williams Elementary about safety, kindness

The first Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day held at Williams Elementary School on Friday was high on walking safety and huge on being kind to others, but the walking to school part may still need some ...