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Who is Trump's new mega-donor, Timothy Mellon?
BBC via AOL· 3 hours agoIn it, he condemned what he termed "Slavery Redux" social safety net programmes. Mr Mellon also wrote that black voters were awarded "freebies" in...
OneUnited Bank CEO: Ending slavery is the best economic decision America ever made
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoThe decision to end slavery ultimately had the profound impact of making America the strongest...
The origins of Juneteenth: History, celebrations and more
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe annual celebration has been a long-standing tradition in Black communities across the country....
10 Black History Tours and Experiences in New Orleans
Conde Nast Traveler via Yahoo News· 2 days agoToday, it houses a collection of artifacts documenting the history of pharmacy and medicine in the...
Opinion | End Legal Slavery in the United States
New York Times· 4 days agoToday we celebrate Juneteenth, the day when word of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the farthest outpost in America. Many people do not realize...
Still miles to go on Juneteenth: Close the racial wealth gap
New York Daily News· 4 days agoToday is the relatively new national holiday celebrating freedom for Black Americans, who spent...
Recognizing This Significant Day in History—Here Are 50 Quotes to Better Understand Juneteenth
Parade via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBut we stand up for America, oftentimes when others who think they are more patriotic, who say...
Metro-east civil rights leaders discuss the importance of the Juneteenth holiday
Belleville News-Democrat· 3 days ago“It’s a holiday for every person who believes the peculiar institution of slavery was wrong and that...
In Sacramento, literacy is still a giant hurdle to achieving equality for all | Opinion
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOpinion The dark legacy of slavery continues to negatively impact the education of Black children....
20 books by Black authors you should read this Juneteenth
Fox News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoYou’ll be led through Lorde’s early life through her coming...Still Here, Brown lays out various...