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Giulia L. Heyward is a Miami-based journalist working towards an M.A. in Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her work has previously been featured in HuffPost, The New Republic and IndyWeek.
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In terms of race and sex, the Golden Fourteen were anomalies in the Navy.

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The Hidden History of the First Black Women to Serve in the U.S. Navy

The Golden Fourteen were largely forgotten—but a few veterans and descendants could change that.

By Giulia Heyward
This is one of four statues that until recently stood outside the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin.

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A Dublin Hotel Removed Four Statues and Sparked a Historical Debate

The sculptures depict Egyptian and Nubian women, and may reference slavery.

By Giulia Heyward
#CreativesAfterCurfew includes over 40 artists in a decentralized power structure, without a clear leader. But most of their murals have the same theme: fighting racial injustice and systemic racism.

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How Street Artists Honor George Floyd and Magnify a Movement

Muralists across the country are painting new visions of Black liberation.

By Giulia Heyward

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