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Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? |...
ABC 6 Providence· 1 hour agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after...
"We need loyalists": Far-right Freedom Caucus chairman in MAGA civil war over tepid Trump support
Salon via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoRep. Bob Good, R-Va., is chair of the House Freedom Caucus, a collection of some of the most far-...
Education Dept. reaches resolutions with CUNY, University of Michigan over campus discrimination
UPI· 5 hours agoThe resolutions are the first issued by the department's Office of Civil Rights following campus...
Civil rights violations against Phoenix protesters: What the DOJ report says
The Arizona Republic· 4 days agoA U.S. Department of Justice report found the Phoenix Police Department was responsible for a litany...
Off-Broadway play about civil rights held in Gainesville as part of Juneteenth celebration
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThe play revolves around time-traveling witnesses, such as Harriet Tubman, Emmett Till and Dr. W. E....
Florence civil rights icon John Gaines of 'Friendship Nine' dies
WPDE· 4 days agoFlorence civil rights leader and attorney John Gaines has died, according to Douglas Hawkins with...
More than 200 arrested in Kenya protests over proposed tax hikes in finance bill
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 hours agoCivil society groups said that demonstrations and a planned sit-down outside parliament buildings...
Jazz, justice and Juneteenth: Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson join forces to honor Black protest
Stamford Advocate· 5 hours agoBlack music traditions such as jazz are central to celebrations of Juneteenth, says civil rights...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 8 hours agoCivil rights attorney Benjamin Crump stood beside the family of Alegend Jones moments after they watched video footage leading up to the teen’s death. Crump said they viewed ...
What are the legal focuses of the Tennessee Attorney General's office?
The Jackson Sun via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoLed by the state's 28th Attorney General and Reporter Jonathan Skrmetti, his office represents...