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’Juneteenth isn’t just an Independence Day for Black people’: A look behind the holiday
Real Change News· 6 days agoSince its inception on June 19, 1865, Juneteenth has marked an end to a brutal system in which our country profited from the unpaid labor of nearly four million enslaved Africans< ...
60 years ago: King and Hesburgh sang 'We Shall Overcome.' Days later, the world changed.
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe 2013 article says King's visit was covered by reporter Kenneth C. Field, one of the first...
Willie Mays, one of baseball's all-time greats, dies at 93
Newsday· 6 days agoWillie Mays spanned generations as completely and gracefully as he covered ground in centerfield. As...
The Folger Library Wants to Reintroduce You to Shakespeare
New York Times· 4 days agoAfter an $80 million expansion, the Folger Shakespeare Library is reopening with a more welcoming...
Juneteenth is a celebration of progress, and an inspiration for the long road ahead
The Hill· 6 days agoThis Juneteenth, we should all take a moment to think about breast cancer. What we did find was a...
St. Philip’s College reinstates swim lessons — and a coach’s legacy
San Antonio Express-News· 7 days agoWilliam Allen Hudgins, the first basketball coach at St. Philip’s College and its longtime dean of...
'Let's respect one another': Scottsboro Boys Museum hosts Juneteenth celebration
WAAY-TV Huntsville· 5 days agoFolks across North Alabama are celebrating Juneteenth. The Scottsboro Boys Museum hosted an extra...
When a Clothing Brand Also Represents New Beginnings
Harper's Bazaar via Yahoo News· 6 days agoI love being able to say we grew this brand out of Brooklyn and Lagos. The fear felt so real back then … but I always went back to a quote: ‘If you bring...
Celebrate Juneteenth With These Recent Graphic Novels That Center Black History
Forbes· 6 days agoConservative legislators are taking aim at anything that remindsAmericans of the central role that...
Bonnie Buchman: Understanding the first step in fighting ignorance
La Crosse Tribune· 6 days ago"Either America will destroy ignorance, or ignorance will destroy the United States." W.E.B. Dubois,...