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'All Is Not Lost': These Experts Help Save Hurricane-Soaked Heirlooms

Hurricane victims can replace chairs, cars, even homes. But they can't replace family photos or VHS tapes of grandma. So the Smithsonian and FEMA have dispatched a "heritage task force" to Texas.

Harvard professor David Williams says, "Much of this discrimination that occurs in the health care context, and in other contexts of society, may not even be intentional." Sarah Sholes/Courtesy of Harvard Chan hide caption

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Racism Is Literally Bad For Your Health

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'All Is Not Lost': These Experts Help Save Hurricane-Soaked Heirlooms

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Mrs. Obama welcomes girls from Morocco and Liberia in the State Dining Room before a screening of We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World, October 11, 2016. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon) Image Courtesy of Amanda Lucidon hide caption

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Previously Unseen Photos Of Michelle Obama Illuminate 'Chasing Light'

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