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Running out of heroes
Dothan Eagle· 6 days agoShortly after sunset Tuesday, June 18, 2024, your scribe officially ran out of heroes. Willie’s death followed that of Enterprise native Jimmy Carroll,...
Metro-east civil rights leaders discuss the importance of the Juneteenth holiday
Belleville News-Democrat· 6 days agoLocal civil rights leaders say it’s important for everyone to commemorate Juneteenth, fully acknowledge the history it represents and work to continue pushing for equity for Black people. “ ...
San Francisco Giants lead Bay Area in mourning "true legend" Willie Mays
CBS News· 7 days agoThe San Francisco Giants paid tribute to the "Say Hey Kid" Willie Mays Tuesday evening, saluting the...
Systematic discrimination in Boston schools: Latinos seek equality
The Boston Globe· 6 days agoAbove: Dereck Medina, 16, credits his studies at the Margarita Muñiz Academy in Boston with helping...
Bridging baseball: Sandra W. Headen’s debut novel intertwines segregation, friendship and...
Cullman Times· 6 days agoWhich brings us to 2024 and Sandra W. Headen’s prescient debut novel about a Black tween in North...
How America’s Rich Legacy of Fear and Hatred Fuels the Conspiracy Theories of Today
Talking Points Memo· 4 days agoIt appears at TPM by arrangement with Vintage Books, an imprint of The Knopf Doubleday Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. If America’s paranoid style is homegrown and unique, conspiracy ...
What to know about Juneteenth, its historical significance and what’s closed on the holiday
The Day· 7 days agoMany states and cities plan festivities to mark Juneteenth, which is often celebrated with parades, street parties and cookouts. The day is a historic one for American history ...
Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott educates KU basketball team about Juneteenth
The Kansas City Star· 4 days agoWednesday was a momentous day for Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott, whose stirring and significant latest film, “The Heroic True-Life Adventures of Alvin Brooks,” premiered at the Screenland ...