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The beginners guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 hours 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...
Judge slams bankrupt Giuliani for ‘troubling fact’ that he can’t keep an accountant
The Independent via Yahoo News· 8 minutes ago“If people don’t obey court orders, it’s a profound problem.” Giuliani attended the hearing via...
Edward Robert McClelland: The Illinois debate that made Abraham Lincoln a national figure
Chicago Tribune· 2 days agoHere, McClelland takes us to Ottawa, Illinois, for the famed first senatorial debate between Lincoln...
19 Juneteenth Facts To Celebrate Black Independence Day
Blavity via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJuneteenth, celebrated on June nineteenth, is coming up and it is time for sorrowful reflection but...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 days agoKnown as Juneteenth in Texas, Emancipation Days symbolized America’s attempt to free the enslaved...
36 years, $38 million and 4 parts: Why Kevin Costner believes in 'Horizon'
Today· 6 hours agoIf watching "Horizon: An American Saga" makes you flinch at times, then Kevin Costner has done his...
Neither Biden Nor Trump’s Claims About Black Unemployment Rates Match the Numbers
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 22 hours ago“We’ve done more for—and I say this, I say it proudly—more for the black population than any...
Editorial: The history, and hypocrisy, of the upside-down American flag
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAn upside-down U.S. flag outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s home is the latest...
Fact-checking Byron Donalds’ ‘Jim Crow’ comments on Black families, conservatism
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn the North, Black people "voted for Republicans as the party of Abraham Lincoln who ‘freed the...
Juneteenth a reminder of ongoing struggles for freedom
The Hill· 3 hours agoAlthough Juneteenth represents a day of freedom for Black Americans, many still struggle to realize...