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Memorial Day Falls on Earliest Possible Date as Families and States Recommit to Remembrance

The May 25 timing underscores efforts to pair national rituals with family projects that keep veterans’ stories alive for future generations.

Arthur Sze Named 25th U.S. Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress

Vivian Ayers, Poet and Matriarch of Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, Dies at 102