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Juneteenth is helping families discover details about enslaved ancestors
Axios· 11 hours agoThe big picture: Never before in U.S. history have descendants been able to easily access so many...
Celebrating Juneteenth & Freedom Is in My DNA — Now I'm Passing the Tradition On
Apartment Therapy via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoMy first experiences with Juneteenth — the day when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas,...
Wes Moore and the politics of cannabis
Politico· 13 hours agoLisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) wears many hats. And now she’s seeking to add another: She’s vying to become Delaware’s first woman and the first African ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 1 day agoThe woman known by many as one of the most important figures of the Black Power Movement was shocked to learn that she has a direct biological connection to the Mayflower. Researchers determined ...
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN.com· 20 hours agoIn the early hours of June 2, 1863, Union army gunboats idled along the banks of South Carolina’s...
Disney opens Tiana’s Bayou Adventure with a Black princess at the helm
The Christian Science Monitor· 5 days agoThe new theme park attraction updates Tiana’s storyline from the 2009 animated film “The Princess...
'Reclaiming Our Names' 13News Now documentary airs on Juneteenth
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads· 5 days ago"Roach" is 13News Now anchor Janet Roach's maiden and married name. She's discovering very...
Yuen: Memories of the Jim Crow South haunted a Minnesota man. Then the nightmares terrorized his...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoNightmares afflicted the father of Lee Hawkins Jr. and awoke his son, then just a little boy growing up in the St. Paul suburb of Maplewood. His dad would jostle out of his sleep screaming, ...
'Mother Road' Weaves Traumatic Tales of Migration
East Bay Express· 8 hours agoPlaywright Octavio Solis has an epic, large, dark heart—much like the bedrock of Mother Road, his play now on stage at Berkeley Rep. Beholden to, but...
Unclaimed jackpot alert: Lottery ticket sold in Upstate worth big bucks expires soon, officials say
WYFF 4 Greenville· 6 days agoDESTINY AARON, WE LEARNED LAST NIGHT THAT PROFESSOR CHRIS HEALY IS NO LONGER WITH THE UNIVERSITY....
