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Halloween Happenings 2013, by Public Information Office

Halloween has become inexorably defined by and linked to America, making it a soft power export.

Latinidades – Festival da Mulher Afro Latino Americana e Caribenha 2013, by Cultura de Red

Rap, once disdained in Cuba for its American origins, is being appropriated by the state to push a pro-party line. But the state would win more by allowing artists to work freely.

Crowd at NOC #BlackForumMN with Bernie Sanders

America is changing -- and presidential speech is changing to match.

Academy Award Winner, by Davidlohr Bueso

Foreign audiences are more important than ever for Hollywood...so why are we still seeing all-white casts?

A scene from the musical Hamilton

The soft power potential of "Hamilton."

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