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The Root· 7 days agoTexas governor Greg Abbott attended George Floyd’s memorial service last year in Houston. Instead, Abbott has passed measures to hurt cities that reduce ...
The good, the bad, and the ‘unusually attractive’: Donald Trump’s numerous celebrity obsessions over...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn a 2019 interview with The Guardian, she shared her thoughts on Trump's presidency, calling it an...
’Juneteenth isn’t just an Independence Day for Black people’: A look behind the holiday
Real Change News· 5 days agoThis federal acknowledgment finally came after a wave of nationwide demonstrations against racialized police brutality in response to the murder of George Floyd< ...
'One hug is worth 1,000 video visits': The rising cost of eliminating in-person jail visits
AOL· 4 days agoReekila Harris-Dudley had been eagerly awaiting the video call. At 4 feet, 11 inches tall, she was perched on a plastic crate at the Genesee County jail in Flint, Michigan, positioning herself ...
Threats of terrorism in the US are ‘more diverse and difficult to counter’
The Columbian· 2 days agoSarah Beth Clendaniel was a radical looking for a target when, authorities say, she plotted with...
The Power of Our Songs: Black Music As Resistance
BET.com· 4 days agoArguably, no other art form captures the essence of the resistance of Black people quite like music. Every genre that was created by Black people such as...
Jazz, justice and Juneteenth: Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson join forces to honor Black protest
The News-Times· 6 days agoBlack music traditions such as jazz are central to celebrations of Juneteenth, says civil rights...