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Maryland's governor pardons tens of thousands of cannabis-related misdemeanors
NPR· 14 hours agoWhen I asked the governor's office, they could not tell me how many people of those - how many of the affected people will remain incarcerated on other ...
Historically Black Coconut Grove in Miami nurtured young athletes. Now that legacy is under threat
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune· 5 days agoAmari Cooper's football jersey hangs in the Coconut Grove Sports Hall of Fame. So does Frank Gore's, alongside tributes to Negro League baseball player Jim Colzie and football coach Traz Powell ...
Our Chicago: Celebrating Juneteenth across the city
ABC 7 Chicago· 2 days agoWednesday is Juneteenth. It marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people of African descent in Galveston, Texas learned that they were free. Perri Irmer is...
Exploring the arrival of Indian food in Chicago, as new film sheds light on a hidden culinary ...
Chicago Tribune· 6 days agoWhen did Indian food first come to Chicago? Many restaurants in the city claim to be among the first...
A 44-pound hot dog in Union! This week in Central Jersey history, June 17-23
Courier News via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoJune 20: Elsie M. Walker, wife of William H. Walker, a member of the New Brunswick fire department,...
If You're Between 32–45, You'll Immediately Realize That These 37 Photos Have Been Living Rent-Free...
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoAnd mainly watching them for the reactions of the people who got an ugly redecorated room: A. Smith...
What Frederick Douglass learned from an Irish antislavery activist: ‘Agitate, agitate, agitate’
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoTo him, your celebration is a sham.” The long arc of history In the years following the end of the...
5 books to read in celebration of Twin Cities Pride
Tribune via AOL· 18 hours agoWith Twin Cities Pride in late June, now is a great time to catch up with several recent LGBTQ releases, starting with one that puts the "P" in pride: The ABCs of Queer History</ ...
Opal Lee gets keys to new home on family’s Fort Worth lot
Dallas Morning News· 3 days agoOpal Lee hadn’t seen inside her new home Friday morning in Fort Worth as she rocked in a white chair...
Daily Briefing: Over 80 million chickens
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoHere's the full list of winners. Photo of the day: Bryson DeChambeau survives at Pinehurst For the second time in five years, Bryson DeChambeau is the...
