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John W. Jones statue unveiling June 22: Why Elmira is celebrating its 'American hero'
The Corning Leader· 5 days agoThe museum created to honor Jones and his legacy is about the fix that. The John W. Jones Museum, at...
Opinion | What They Didn’t Teach Me in Philadelphia, Miss.
Mississippi Free Press· 1 day agoFlorence Mars, a white native of Philadelphia, Miss., wrote in 1977 that “society will act against...
Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 3 days agoRepublican majorities in the state House and Senate have different opinions on whether Mississippi should change the way it decides whether people...
On this day in history, June 19, 1865, the end of slavery is proclaimed in Texas
Fox News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, yet freedom truly arrived for many enslaved people...
Tony Awards: ‘Stereophonic,’ ‘Merrily We Roll Along,’ ‘The Outsiders,’ and ‘Appropriate’ Take Top...
Variety via Yahoo News· 6 days ago“Stereophonic” and “Merrily We Roll Along,” two shows that examine the tension between art and...
Former Lakeland NAACP president and community activist Reginald Ardis Sr. dies at 74
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 3 days agoArdis served as president of the Lakeland NAACP branch from 2015 to 2021. He was an influential...
On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
WHO13.com· 3 days agoWASHINGTON (AP) — It was the middle of the night in the summer of 2021 when I finally found the...
Guest columnist Joseph Levine: Why challenge to Israel is felt as fear
Daily Hampshire Gazette· 1 day agoA common theme in the justification for the violent police raids on the pro-Palestine encampments on...
Tropical downpours won't stop annual Juneteenth celebration at Ashton Villa in Galveston
ABC13 Houston· 3 days agoTropical downpours weren't expected to stop the city of Galveston's annual Juneteenth celebration....
On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
theGrio via AOL· 3 days agoHe apparently worked as a farm laborer, and even as a clam digger. When he was 32, he met and...