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Culpeper NAACP to host Juneteenth celebration
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 3 days agoThe Culpeper NAACP will hold a Juneteenth celebration at Yowell Meadow Park on June 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The organization will celebrate the federal holiday, marking the end< ...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ tells DODEA students about struggle behind federal holiday
Stars and Stripes· 4 days agoMore than 200 students and teachers at Yokosuka Middle School began their Monday morning with a...
Black farmers in Brazil changing views on coffee production
Phys.org· 4 days agoRaphael Brandao beams with pride as he describes the high-end Brazilian coffee he produces with...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
Albany Times Union· 4 days agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — as a state holiday, while legislative ...
Sen. Cory Booker questions US prison labor policies, calls for change
WDTN-TV 2 Dayton· 3 days agoPrisoners should be learning professional skills that help prepare them for their release instead of...
At 91, he’s one of the last surviving participants in a US program some described as ‘legalized ...
CNN.com· 3 days agoSome of Sebastian Corral’s memories have faded. How unwelcome he and so many others felt even though...
Seattle’s signature summer events, from Seafair to solstice
Seattle Times· 6 hours agoWith so many options and only so many weeks before fall equinox (Sept. 22), here are some of the...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters - KVIA
ABC 7 El Paso· 4 days agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — as a state holiday, while legislative ...
Joe Zucker, Prolific Painter of Innumerable Styles, Dies at 82
New York Times· 1 day agoHe was 82. Mr. Zucker had suffered numerous health problems since being injured in a car crash in...
Trump reparations? How the Republican Party could win the Black vote for a generation | Opinion
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoDemocrats have failed Black America, says this writer. So here’s a not-so-nutty idea for how the...