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The beginners guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after ...
When Was the First Black Barbie Made? All About the Doll's History
People via Yahoo News· 48 minutes agoBarbie has also continued to find more ways to be inclusive since Black Barbie’s debut in the 1980s....
Visionary behind innovative Santa Clara County jail program honored with national award
San Jose Mercury News· 17 hours agoMarshall was recently presented with the group’s Equity and Social...me to design and build the...
'Freedom Never Dies': New children's book spells out life, activism of Harry and Harriette Moore
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoHe's excited for "Freedom Never Dies," saying the Moores are people Black youth can relate to and...
Trump Tax Cut Talk Threatens Biden in the ‘Burbs
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSo, Trump goes hard for black voters, and President Joe Biden has to respond and spend his time, money, and effort to shore up a constituency that can’t...
What groundbreakings are next for $3B New Center development in Detroit
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo Finance· 17 hours agoIn addition to neurofibromatosis, a key focus at the research building will be on closing the gap in...
4 years after George Floyd's death, are Detroit companies meeting DEI promises?
Gannett via AOL· 6 hours agoA spokesperson for Ilitch Holdings, the owners of the Detroit Tigers, the Detroit Red Wings and...
Juneteenth: A holiday for our forgetfulness
Dallas Morning News· 10 hours agoGen. Gordon Granger issued an order announcing what had already been proclaimed by President Abraham Lincoln two years earlier and secured by the...
How old is too old to be president? Senior Arizonans split on Trump and Biden's ages
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., also faced the age question when he ran for president in 2008, the year he turned 72. In response, McCain took his mother, who turned 96 ...
Juneteenth: North Alabama celebrations commemorating the historic day reaching thousands
The Decatur Daily, Ala. via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoJun. 19—Trucks adorned with red, green and yellow balloons rolled down the streets of downtown Decatur while spectators, many clad in Juneteenth shirts, clapped and cheered. Five years ago, ...
