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Marvelous Marvin Hagler loved Brockton. Now the city is returning the love - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 6 days ago“The time has come to honor people who really had an impact on Brockton,” Mayor Robert Sullivan said. For the uninitiated, Hagler was one of the most famous boxers of the 1980s. Hagler was born ...
Community, history and remembrance: Juneteenth events throughout the Hudson Valley
Times Herald-Record via Yahoo News· 7 days ago..., Kingston 1-6 p.m. at the Harambee Kingston African Cultural Headquarters, Kingston The all-day event will feature theatrical performances by local actors portraying Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth, as well as live music performances by Maxwell Kofi Donkor and the Sankofa Dancers &...
80 Fourth of July Quotes That Will Make You Laugh, Cry and Get Very Excited for This Year’s BBQ
PureWow via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWhy? Barbecues, festive cocktails, fireworks and of course, red, white and blue everything....
Kentucky Kids Count Data: K-12 students are falling behind in education readiness
Lexington Herald-Leader· 3 days agoFewer Kentucky high schoolers graduated on time last school year, while youth absenteeism ballooned...
Why is Utah’s biggest Juneteenth celebration in Ogden and not SLC?
The Salt Lake Tribune· 2 days agoBetty Sawyer has been organizing celebrations of Juneteenth in Utah for 35 years — and the event...
Roberts should take steps to fix high court’s ethics
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoZero exceptions. Zero benefits. Zero favors and just as many dollars. Zero. That should be the standard allowance, for the time being, that U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr ...
Opinion: Voting is nothing less than the rejection of injustice
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 2 days agoRecently I was asked to speak to students at my alma mater, University City High School about the...
Fight over school choice amendment ramping up in Kentucky
LEX 18 Lexington· 2 days agoThe fight over Amendment number two is ramping up to be Kentucky's biggest ballot battle this...
New public safety initiatives coming to Monroe County
13WHAM Rochester· 3 days agoMonroe County Executive Adam Bello outlined new public safety initiatives during an address Monday....
Cape Ann gets set for Juneteenth observance
Gloucester Daily Times· 18 hours agoCape Ann is celebrating Juneteenth with speeches, readings and colorful displays this weekend and on the federal holiday. The Juneteenth observances commemorate the emancipation of enslaved ...