Rock Solid History News Digest 02.19.21

Black history is our history: Paterson firefighters breaking barriers every day in their community
By Lisa Rozner for CBS New York (photo above courtesy of patersonfirehistory.com)

South Jersey teen is the youngest girl to create a New York Times crossword puzzle
By Melanie Burney for The Philadelphia Inquirer

Student draws from own Native American background, spotlights Trail of Tears in musical tribute to lives lost, experiences suffered
By Andrew Harrison for Centraljersey.com (painting below by Robert Lindneux courtesy of The Granger Collection, New York)

Hero stones found at Vinnappalli village
By Staff Reporter for The Hindu (photo courtesy of The Hindu)

The story behind Oreo’s mysterious design
By Mary Brown Malouf for Salt Lake Magazine