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House GOP leaders, Rep. Donalds vote to reinstall Confederate memorial
Washington Post· 4 days agoAmong them were House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and Rep. Byron...
Afternoon Briefing: Hinsdale car wash may close to settle lawsuit from victim’s family
Chicago Tribune· 35 minutes agoDefense attorneys in the federal racketeering case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime confidant said in new filings Monday that prosecutors’ apparent plan ...
Disney opens Tiana’s Bayou Adventure with a Black princess at the helm
The Christian Science Monitor· 4 days agoA new attraction starring the first Black Disney princess is opening at the company’s U.S. theme...
Alvin Pearsall played major role in Polk County high school basketball after integration
The Ledger via Yahoo Sports· 11 hours agoThe Jim Crow era was still very much a reality in the segregated South, with separate high schools...
Local historian shares tales of St. Helena’s freed people during and after the Civil War
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoIt’s worth noting that the Emancipation Proclamation didn’t solve every problem freed slaves would...
Bellingham officials raise Juneteenth flag in show of strength; challenged to ‘do the work’
Bellingham Herald McClatchy via AOL· 7 hours agoIt’s a toll that U.S. historians are now recognizing as an American genocide, along with the legacy...
Wait, so Jim Crow was a good period for Blacks? You could have fooled me
The Mining Journal· 4 days agoByron Donalds of Florida, whom multiple news outlets have put on Trump’s short list of possible running mates. “During Jim Crow the Black family was together ...
CNN guest cracks up at thought of Black voters backing Byron Donalds
The Raw Story· 4 days agoRep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) could become former President Donald Trump's running mate for 2024, but...
Black Liberation and Palestinian Liberation are Interconnected
The Nation· 1 day agoThe collective liberation of oppressed people everywhere is intertwined, and we must come together...
Granderson: Praising the Jim Crow era? That’s a clear red flag
San Jose Mercury News· 3 days agoJim Crow was not the problem. Jim Crow was meant to be the solution. The problem was Rutherford B....