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How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoCelebrating Black Independence Day Still, Juneteenth has persevered. Its observance waned through the years under the oppression of Jim Crow laws and...
Justice announces more than $5 million in grant funding for 9 local community corrections programs
WDTV· 21 hours agoGovernor Jim Justice announced Tuesday that he has awarded more than $5 million in West Virginia...
Clarence Page: Pope Francis believes the world needs to laugh more. He’s right.
Chicago Tribune· 6 hours agoThe guests included such big-name comics as Stephen Colbert, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock, Jimmy...
Franklin County’s top employee bails out as legal troubles mount for elected officials
Tri-City Herald McClatchy via AOL· 22 hours agoJust last week, the ongoing disruptive behavior in response to the investigation was called out...
The Complete List of 2024 Tony Awards Winners
Parade via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMcAdams — Mary Jane WINNER: Sarah Paulson — Appropriate Amy Ryan — Doubt Best Leading Actor in a Musical Brody Grant — The Outsiders WINNER: Jonathan...
Tony Awards 2024: Full list of this year's winners
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAmy Ryan, “Doubt: A Parable” Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical Jonathan Groff, “Merrily We Roll Along” Brody Grant, “The...
The Athletic Ranks the 49ers Among the NFL's Biggest Offseason Losers
Sports Illustrated· 27 minutes agoThe 49ers think they accomplished their goal. "After a heartbreaking overtime loss to the Chiefs in...
The Only Black Woman to Serve in the U.S. Army in WWI
Time via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThe American Historical Association and 55 eminent scholars, including six winners of the Pulitzer...
New Ron Howard doc delves into the imaginative world of Jim Henson, his Muppets
ABC News· 2 days agoAward-winning director Ron Howard discusses his Disney+ documentary "Jim Henson: Idea Man," delving...
Willie Mays, Baseball Legend and Hall of Famer, Dead at 93
People via Yahoo Sports· 15 hours agoThe "Say Hey Kid" started out playing for the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League —...