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‘The Grio Daily’: America didn’t free the slaves. The slaves freed America
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoOPINION: Michael Harriot reminds us not to get it twisted. More enslaved people freed themselves...
A spate of weekend mass shootings leaves 6 people dead and dozens injured across the US
Associated Press via AOL· 1 year agoA spate of weekend mass shootings and violence across the U.S. killed at least six people, including...
Opinion: Lawmakers rush to cancel public higher education in Ohio
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoContinuing its now regular practice, Ohio blindly copies other red states in seeking to erase higher...
Port St Lucie taxes; Indian River book flap, ideology; tip jar woes; new slavery | Letters
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 9 months agoHere's a tip to deal with questionable jars Over the past 18 months, I have become aware of a...
Reclaiming my birth name as a Black woman made me a stronger executive leader—after 20-plus years as...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 weeks agoLaShuna McBride is chief of staff at Committee for Children, a nonprofit supporting children’s...
Bills making Juneteenth a state holiday, banning hair discrimination now law
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoState leaders ushered in the beginning of Black history month with Gov. Tim Walz signing two historic bills Friday: The first adds Juneteenth to the list of state holidays, and the second bans ...
Historic panel allows Portsmouth, NH to turn into Coney Island, NY: Letters
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLetter writers bemoan architectural design of new building in Portsmouth, give their own definition...
What Aaron Burr and Jefferson Davis Tell Us About the Trump Indictments
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith this week’s arraignment of former President Donald Trump, who has been charged with multiple violations of the Espionage Act, the United States joins over 78 other countries — from Italy ...
Government compensation for slavery? NJ may lead in answering that question
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoNEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) — In just over a month, on Juneteenth, a preliminary report will release one of...
EDITORIAL: Minnesota is right to mark today as a holiday
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJun. 19—Why it matters: Juneteenth is a state holiday for the first time in Minnesota — a change worth celebrating. Today Minnesota is the 26th state to recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday ...
