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50 years ago: When Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Notre Dame
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSouth Bend resident John Charles Bryant was 25 and an active member of the NAACP when he helped with...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHayes, Washington, DC; Thurgood Marshall, special counsel for the NAACP; and James Nabrit, Jr.,...
Designer Sergio Hudson brings strength and sophistication — Janelle Monáe, Rachel Brosnahan
NY Post via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFrom left: Karen Pittman, Danai Gurrira, Sabrina Elba, Janelle Monae and Rachel Brosnahan are only a...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoIt took until 2022, but the United States finally has recognized lynching as a hate crime. There have been 200 bills attempting to make such designation, the first introduced by Rep. George ...
Poe Mill Music to open in reimagined old Greenville mill property
WYFF 4 Greenville· 6 days agoJUNETEENTH COMMEMORATES THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE U.S., AND IT DID NOT BECOME A HOLIDAY UNTIL 2021....
Daisy Bates left her mark on others! | New Orleans' Multicultural News Source | The Louisiana Weekly
Louisiana Weekly· 5 days agoDaisy Bates left her mark on others! A memorial to Daisy Bates was celebrated in the U.S. Capitol. The strangest thing about the program was that people whose fore parents were totally opposed ...
Opinion: Juneteenth is a reminder of how far we've come
Yakima Herald-Republic· 3 days agoAs it has for three decades, the Yakima County NAACP hosted this year’s celebration, which featured...
15 people wounded by gunfire during Oakland sideshow
San Jose Mercury News· 5 days agoIn what may have been the largest mass shooting in Oakland’s history, 15 people were wounded by gunfire Wednesday night at a sideshow near Lake Merritt....
Staten Island Community Alliance’s 4th annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival to be held Saturday
Staten Island Advance· 7 days agoThe free celebration will feature live performances, crafts, a food and artisan market and more.
Man sentenced to prison after robbing several restaurants including Waffle House, officials say
WYFF 4 Greenville· 5 days agoTWO REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES ARE MAKING ANOTHER PITCH TO VOTERS AS THEY MEET IN A RUNOFF,...