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'Aiming for Freedom': Asheville honors Juneteenth with art, food, music in historic Block
Gannett via AOL· 2 days ago"Here, on the Block, because it holds the history and the legacy of Black resilience. You think...
Built to maintain segregation, grants to help renovate some SC 'equalization schools'
The Post and Courier· 4 days agoIn some ways, the old Edgewood School is a memory of the Jim Crow regime that once oversaw education...
Kimball Shinkoskey: A shameful parade of political servility
The Sun Chronicle· 2 days agoAmerica has experienced some embarrassingly cultic, racist, and repressive moments over the past couple hundred years: The Mormon polygamy experiment in the 19th century; Ku Klux Klan and < ...
San Francisco Giants Legend Willie Mays Dies at 93
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSan Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays died at age 93 on Tuesday, his family announced.“My father has passed away peacefully and among loved ones,”...
Wait, so Jim Crow was a good period for Blacks? You could have fooled me
The Mining Journal· 7 days agoByron Donalds of Florida, whom multiple news outlets have put on Trump’s short list of possible running mates. “During Jim Crow the Black family was together ...
Minneapolis residents celebrate Juneteenth with annual 'Soul of the Southside' festival
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFour years ago, this south Minneapolis neighborhood was the charred epicenter of Minnesota's racial...
Juneteenth: Burned crosses in Miami mark racist past
CBS News· 4 days agoJuneteenth (June 19th) marks the end of slavery in Texas and is the day the country commemorates the ending of slavery and freedom for African Americans....
Marvel's Blade Reboot Was Developed as a Period Piece
Comic Book· 24 hours agoMarvel Studios has a history of period pieces. 2011's pulpy Captain America: The First Avenger took...
$4.25M grant to go to restoration of segregation-era school building on South Carolina campus
WLTX-TV Columbia· 1 day agoSchool buildings at 226 Bull Street in Columbia will soon undergo much needed restoration with a...
After Willie Mays' death, Rickwood Field game takes on renewed significance
CBS News· 2 days agoBefore Willie Mays electrified fans with the New York Giants and made "The Catch" in the 1954 World...