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Explaining the Origins of Juneteenth
Snopes via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAfter more cases of police brutality resulting in the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and other Black people in 2020, Juneteenth...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 7 days agoKent County prosecuting attorney Christopher Becker, must decide whether the officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya will face criminal charges, reported NPR. While Michigan State Police investigate ...
The best moments from the 2024 Emmys
The Day· 14 hours agoThe 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, held Sunday at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater, came on the heels of the previous night's Critics Choice Awards and just a week after the Golden Globes. Despite ...
What's Juneteenth and what's open, closed? Here's what Savannah residents need to know
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe holiday rose to prominence in 2020 amid the nationwide protests about racial inequality after...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 7 days agoAside from being a terrific basketball player, Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown is a real one. This offseason, the league nearly doubled its percentage of Black head coaches (that number ...
GAME RECAP—Aces Welcome Back Chelsea Gray with 94-83 Win Over Seattle - Las Vegas Aces
WNBA.com· 5 days agoLAS VEGAS (June 19, 2024)—The Las Vegas Aces (7-6) celebrated the return of their Point Gawd Chelsea Gray with a 94-83 victory over the Seattle Storm (9-6) at home on Wednesday night in Michelob ...
Eugene community celebrates Juneteenth
The Register-Guard via Yahoo News· 5 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...
Silicon Valley Pain Index highlights increasing inequity in tech and housing
San Jose Mercury News· 6 days agoOn Tuesday, one of the authors behind the region’s annual “Pain Index” revealed the report’s latest...
Today in History: June 23, Title IX signed into law - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 1 day agoIn 1831, the Legislature granted the Massachusetts Horticultural Society permission to purchase land on the border of Watertown and Cambridge for use as an experimental garden and a rural cemetery ...
Today in History
The Martinsburg Journal· 2 days agoToday is Sunday, June 23, the 175th day of 2024. There are 191 days left in the year. On June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law Title IX,...