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Harrisburg’s William Howard Day made mark as pioneering civil rights leader | Column
The Patriot-News· 6 days agoWilliam Howard Day was a significant 19th-century Black civil rights figure who made his mark in...
For Juneteenth, first Black U.S. astronaut recalls death threats — and lessons learned
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAfrican American history and culture has been his key preoccupation. He's done upward of 18,000...
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN.com· 3 days agoIn the early hours of June 2, 1863, Union army gunboats idled along the banks of South Carolina’s...
Martin Luther King Jr. on ‘The other America’
Minnesota Reformer via Yahoo News· 2 days agoEditor’s note: To commemorate Juneteenth, we share excerpts of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at Stanford University in April 1967. We hear...
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 days agoHe later decided to focus on the arts, creating statues of historical African American figures...
Heat advisory issued: Dangerous heat wave set to scorch New York this week
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMonday and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday Adams, 85 Adams St. Avenue D, 200 Avenue D...
Morgan Freeman Slams The Idea Of Black History Month: It Is 'Not Right'
TheBlast via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLife and History (ASNLH). Woodson chose the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays...
Extended Cool Sweep declared to combat the heat in the Rochester area
WROC Rochester· 5 days agoROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – In anticipation of forecasted high temperatures, the city will conduct a...
Morgan Freeman, once again, shares his 'detest' of Black History Month
Los Angeles Times· 4 days agoMorgan Freeman is again pushing back against Black History Month, criticizing its length and stating...
Morgan Freeman Explains Why He 'Detests' Black History Month: 'My History Is American History'
People Magazine· 4 days agoMorgan Freeman is detailing why he doesn't like celebrating Black History Month — while questioning...