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Why Reggie Jackson's powerful remarks on racism still resonate today
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoIt was in the past five years that George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, Breonna Taylor was shot...
Jamaal Bowman on Fighting the Pro-Israel Lobby -- and for 'Collective Liberation'
Rolling Stone· 1 day agoBrooklyn’s Eastville Comedy Club is abuzz with banter ahead of a comedy show fundraiser for Rep....
Juneteenth 2024: Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe holiday rose to prominence in 2020 amid the nationwide protests about racial inequality after the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, Breonna Taylor ...
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJuneteenth is an official holiday first held to mark the close of slavery after the Civil War in Texas, but the George Floyd protests made it mainstream.
Today is Juneteenth. What to know about what will be closed and why we celebrate
The Indianapolis Star· 6 days agoToday is Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United...
Allen Johnson: News flash: Booing heroic officers isn't 'backing the blue'
Greensboro News & Record· 1 day agoBless her heart, the conservative provocateur Candace Owens sent me an email last week, warmly...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 7 days agoProsecutors yesterday decided against charging two Atlanta police officers who killed a Black man in 2020, an incident that sparked sometimes violent unrest in a city generally known for Black ...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAs the Black Lives Matter movement gained renewed power across the country and abroad the previous...
What You Need to Know About Juneteenth - E! Online
E! Online· 6 days agoHow Is Juneteenth Celebrated? Known also as Emancipation Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, and Black Independence Day, Juneteenth celebrations began on...
Juneteenth NJ Festival Makes a Comeback With Community Pride and Cash Cobain
Teen Vogue via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAfter the #BlackLivesMatter movement upsurged during the spring and early summer of 2020 following...