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Monterey Park event to reflect on 1982 racial attack on Vincent Chin
San Gabriel Valley Tribune· 2 days agoAn event commemorating the life of Vincent Chin, a Chinese-American draftsman who was killed in a...
'Unlocking a new part of Black history': Akron celebrates Juneteenth with rescheduled events
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMosley Weems said people were excited when they heard the event was still going forward. It's...
How Justices' 'recklessness' could result in collapse of Supreme Court
The Raw Story· 20 hours agoAccording to a former federal prosecutor, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is...
“You must know this story:” Why Freedom Summer’s murders matter today
Washington Post· 4 days agoEven in a decade marked by hatred and violence, what happened here on a sultry June night 60 years...
Rev. James Lawson Jr., original Freedom Rider and Apostle of Nonviolence, has died | New Orleans'...
Louisiana Weekly· 4 days agoRev. James Lawson Jr., original Freedom Rider and Apostle of Nonviolence, has died 20th June 2024 · 0 Comments By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire)
Liberalism Has the Ideas–but Does It Have the Will to Impose Them?
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWith voting rights omitted from the New Deal, that advocacy...city in gratitude for his pioneering...
LIST: 2024 Juneteenth events in Jackson
WJTV Jackson· 5 days agoJACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in...
Artist chosen to design Greensboro 6 mural
WFMY News 2 Greensboro· 6 days agoIn August 2023, leaders announced plans for a new mural to honor the civil rights pioneers. GREENSBORO, N.C. — The artist to paint a mural of civil...
Atlanta celebrates Juneteenth with community events, activism
WAGA fox local articles via Yahoo News· 4 days agoEast Side Juneteenth celebration The east side event commenced with a picnic at Grant Park, featuring drum circles, arts and crafts, and a community discussion on Black and ...
Public memories. Private struggles.
Washington Post· 2 days agoHank Thomas settled into the recliner in his living room, drifting in and out of sleep. A White mob had bombed the vehicle because Thomas was on it. In 1961, Thomas was one of the original 13 ...
