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6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoA Juneteenth celebration in Prospect Park in New York City in 2022. Michael Nagle/Xinhua News Agency...
Meadville MLK Mentoring Program participants recognized
The Meadville Tribune, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe dismissal bell had already rung on the penultimate day of the school year, but it’s hard to imagine a more appropriate time to recognize participants in a Meadville Area Middle School (MAMS ...
Man killed, teen girl injured in 2 separate South Seattle overnight shootings
Fox local via AOL· 16 hours agoSEATTLE - Police are investigating two separate shootings in South Seattle that left one man dead and a teen girl seriously injured early Sunday morning. The first shooting happened on 29th ...
Atlanta Watershed to conduct test shut down early Thursday morning
Atlanta News First· 4 days agoThe Atlanta Watershed Department will conduct a test shut down to evaluate the water system early...
Sputnik Monroe, a wrestler in Tennessee during the Jim Crow era, advanced civil rights
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 6 days agoPeople of a certain age who grew up in Memphis know all too well about Sputnik Monroe, the professional wrestler who used the power of celebrity and popular culture to move the racial equality ...
Merced County Fair kicks off this week offering rides and entertainment for all ages
Merced Sun-Star via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe Merced County Fair kicks off this Wednesday and will run through Sunday June 9 at the Merced...
Today in History: June 10
The Herald Bulletin· 46 minutes agoToday is MONDAY, JUNE 10, the 162nd day of 2024. There are 204 days left in the year. In 1991, 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard of South Lake Tahoe, California,...
Opinion: Is Biden the White Moderate MLK Jr. Warned Us About?
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 6 days agoListen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher.In...
Review: ‘Stokely’ at Court Theatre is an unfinished story of a uncompromising radical
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe activist Stokely Carmichael played a major role in both the civil rights movement and the Black Power movement, something that could not said about either Martin Luther King Jr., or Malcolm ...
You’ve met the historic, all-female St. Paul City Council. Now meet their legislative aides.
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoIt’s often been said that legislative aides are the unsung heroes of St. Paul City Hall, handling...
