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How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 5 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
The nuanced symbols of freedom most of us miss in the Juneteenth flag
theGrio via AOL· 5 days ago“It’s an important symbol for unification, and one people can wrap themselves around,” Steve...
For Us, Now Buy Us: BOSSIP's Best In Black-Owned 2024
Bossip· 5 days agoOnce again, our TRUE Independence Day is here, let us rejoice and support Black businesses with our...
How Big Tobacco enlists Black activists to fight menthol, vaping bans
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn 2022, Earl Fowlkes, a Black gay activist, denounced tobacco companies for marketing e-cigarettes...
20 books by Black authors you should read this Juneteenth
Fox News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoYou’ll learn about her life growing up in the South where she endured a horrible attack by an older...
Taraji P. Henson Is Encouraging Kids To Embrace Their Quirkiness in Debut Children’s Book
Parents· 6 days agoTaraji P. Henson is encouraging quirky kids everywhere to be themselves with her debut children’s...
NAACP, Handy Foundation and Netflix Team Up To Support Next Generation of Hair and Makeup Artists
NAACP· 6 days agoCommitted to increasing diverse representation in the entertainment industry, the NAACP and The Handy Foundation have partnered to announce the return of the NAACP x Handy ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoIn Tunisia, for instance, reported incidents of domestic violence increased five-fold during the early days of the pandemic. As we close out this Women’s History Month, I think of all the < ...
Women in AI: Anika Collier Navaroli is working to shift the power imbalance
TechCrunch· 16 hours agoPreviously, she worked as a race and technology practitioner fellow at the Stanford Center on...
Billionaire Melinda French Gates backs Biden in first-ever endorsement
Reuters· 4 days agoGates this year left the charitable foundation she co-founded with her former husband, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, with $12.5 billion for her own charity work. "Women deserve ...