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The Root· 4 hours agoThe Daily Show officially started its post-Trevor Noah era on Tuesday and things got started with a bang, as former SNL cast member Leslie Jones took over hosting duties. While these performers ...
Ben Jealous: On Juneteenth let's remember racial terror didn't end with slavery
Rolling Out· 23 hours agoWhen Terence Crutcher, a father of four who sang in his church choir, was shot and killed by the...
Could New York Ban Face Masks on the Subway? Here’s What to Know.
New York Times· 3 days agoGov. Kathy Hochul said she was exploring whether to reinstitute a partial ban on face coverings in...
Carl Snowden: Health care should be a priority for all candidates on November ballot | COMMENTARY
CapitalGazette.com· 6 days agoDr. Martin Luther King Jr. once opined, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” Anyone who has lost a loved one because of the lack of health ...
RIP Rev. James Lawson: Tributes Pour In After Civil Rights Icon Dies At 95
Black America Web· 7 days agoThere’s been a steady stream of tributes and an outpouring of condolences following the announcement...
New York governor may ban masks on subway in response to antisemitic threats
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 days agoNew York governor Kathy Hochul is exploring whether to ban facemasks on the subway system following...
City announces winners of East Side bridge art contest
San Antonio Express-News· 2 days agoTwo local residents will soon see their artwork displayed on an East Side bridge. Kat Cadena and...
John Gaines, civil rights leader and member of Friendship Nine, has died
WSOC-TV Charlotte· 22 hours agoJohn Gaines, a civil rights leader from South Carolina who made history during a sit-in at a Rock...
Civil Rights Activist Rev. James Lawson Jr. Dead at 95
Black America Web· 6 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died. A Civil Rights activist, Rev. Lawson spent his life practicing...
What is Juneteenth? Here's what to know about the holiday and why it's celebrated
NBC Chicago· 23 hours agoThe Juneteenth holiday is set to take place this week, marking its fourth year as a federal holiday in the U.S., but the celebrations are far from new. For more than one-and-a-half centuries ...