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Queenie is a compelling exploration of Black motherhood – I’m glad I gave it a second chance
The Conversation· 6 days agoLike a lot of 20-something-year-old Black women, when the novel Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams debuted in 2019, I was quick to get my hands on it. Queenie is self-destructive and lost, and ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoIt seems the critical race theory movement is going beyond students. A group of private schools in New York City have adopted anti-racism training for parents as a part of the application process ...
Annual Juneteenth Block Party draws thousands to Waikiki
Tribune via AOL· 3 days agoJAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Felicia Rishty, coordinator of Sewa Fare West African drum and dance, led participants in a dance during a block party Wednesday in Waikiki in celebration ...
Kentucky Black Caucus of L.E.O holds first summit in Bowling Green
WBKO Bowling Green· 2 days agoThe Kentucky Black Caucus of Locally Elected Officials is hosting their Summer Summit for the first...
How the Director of the Summer’s Best Queer Buddy Comedy Learned from Greta Gerwig and Éric Rohmer
indieWIRE· 4 days agoIndieWire talks to 'Summer Solstice' writer/director Noah Schamus about the influence of Eric Rohmer...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 days agoAt Peck Slip School, students and staff are expected to follow four basic rules: be safe, be kind, be helpful and be your best - all of which they’ve failed to demonstrate toward two Black children ...
After LGBTQ resolution failed, this Pierce County school board meeting got heated
Tacoma News Tribune· 6 days agoTension between members of the Bethel School District Board escalated at a recent meeting after a proposal to put forward a resolution affirming support of the LGBTQ+ community failed in a split ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 days agoIf there is any group of people who understand the challenges Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson faced upon her nomination, it is Black people in law. In solidarity to support Jackson, every single ...
What is Juneteenth? What do I say? What do I do? A starter guide to the federal holiday
Tri-City Herald· 5 days agoThose who celebrate Juneteenth have different traditions for marking the holiday, and it’s important to know what some of them are.
