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Beacon Hill marks Juneteenth with calls to protect education, pursue reparations
Boston Herald· 8 hours agoYears after Massachusetts and the federal government moved to make Juneteenth an official holiday in...
Former White House staffer says Trump called for leaker to be executed
AOL· 4 days agoThe former communications director for the Trump administration told the outlet she had been at a meeting at which he “straight up said a staffer who leaked … should be executed”, referring ...
Los Angeles council OKs study of removing police from traffic enforcement
Los Angeles Times· 6 days agoFour years ago, after George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, reform advocates in Los Angeles...
Court blocks grants to Black women entrepreneurs in case that could restrict DEI efforts by...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoA scholar of nonprofits explains why she’s concerned that the decision in the Fearless Fund case...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 13 hours ago"I am so delighted to know that suddenly we've got a Juneteenth. "It's not a Texas thing or a black thing. It's an American thing." A Juneteenth...
Americans today are divided, not united, by public tragedies
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 days agoPolitical interests on both the left and right now routinely use claims of victimization to gain...
Poll: Majority of Americans support preserving Confederate history
Axios· 2 hours agoThe "Lost Cause" popularity persists even after the 2020 murder of George Floyd prompted cities and...
Juneteenth: What to know about newest federal holiday and if mail comes Wednesday
Axios· 11 hours agoWhy it matters: The day celebrating Black emancipation from enslavement gained traction in 2020 amid discussions of racial injustice following the death of George
Black advocates to use Juneteenth to demand political change
The Hill via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoAs the nation recognizes Juneteenth this year, leading Black voices plan to use the holiday to call...
Beaten by cops, this man is skeptical of police reform in Minneapolis
Washington Post· 4 days agoIn his mug shot, Jaleel Stallings is smiling. The probe found that the department had systematically...