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Father of former SC Gov. Nikki Haley dies on Father’s Day
Hilton Head Island Packet via AOL· 6 days agoThey were the only customers when they arrived. But a few minutes later, two police vehicles came up...
Rock Island Arsenal honors members of Black regiment from Civil War in Juneteenth ceremony
Quad-City Times· 3 days agoMembers of the 108th United States Colored Troops Regiment were honored in a Juneteenth ceremony...
Louisiana Congressional Republicans back failed plan to return racist statue to Arlington Cemetery
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 5 days agoHouse Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise last week led the rest of Louisiana’s...
Opinion: We need to celebrate Juneteenth — together
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoI tried to reach the governor for comment, but the office was closed today for Juneteenth. Should Utah reconsider its policy and make June 19 the day...
Florida Republicans terrorized a teacher because of a Black Lives Matter flag. She hit back and won
Salon.com· 4 days ago"Jesus himself never condemned slavery," one Florida man said to defend the honor of Confederate...
Bill Kenny of Norwich: Recognizing the end of slavery in the U.S. at Juneteenth event
The Bulletin via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWe have come over a way that with tears has been watered We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered Out from the gloomy past Till now we stand at ...
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was once site of Union Army camp during the Civil War
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA group of Union soldiers fired into a mob of people in St. Louis. The mob was angry about the...
The history of actual American class war: When workers shot back
The Hill· 3 days agoWhen progressives point to the structural inequality of the American economy — between the...
Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
US News & World Report· 3 days agoIt is certainly true that the best way to keep your voting rights is not to commit crimes. During this year’s legislative session, the House passed a bill by a wide margin to create an automatic ...
12 things to see on the Rock Island Arsenal this summer
Quad-City Times· 7 days agoThe Rock Island Arsenal is among the top three employers in the Quad-Cities, but the island isn't...