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Gateway - The Root
The Root· 8 hours agoThe Daily Show officially started its post-Trevor Noah era on Tuesday and things got started with a bang, as former SNL cast member Leslie Jones took over hosting duties. While these performers ...
Carl Snowden: Health care should be a priority for all candidates on November ballot | COMMENTARY
CapitalGazette.com· 7 days agoDr. Martin Luther King Jr. once opined, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” Anyone who has lost a loved one because of the lack of health ...
The Beginners Guide to Celebrating Juneteenth
US News & World Report· 6 hours agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation ...
Iconic Moments at the Apollo Theater Over the Years
The Root via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA new marquee and vertical sign for Harlem’s Apollo Theater is illuminated for the first time December 15, 2005 in New York City. - Photo: Chris Hondros...
What is Juneteenth? Here's what to know about the holiday and why it's celebrated
NBC Chicago· 1 day agoThe Juneteenth holiday is set to take place this week, marking its fourth year as a federal holiday in the U.S., but the celebrations are far from new. For more than one-and-a-half centuries ...
Ben Jealous: On Juneteenth let's remember racial terror didn't end with slavery
Rolling Out· 1 day agoWhen Terence Crutcher, a father of four who sang in his church choir, was shot and killed by the...
New York governor may ban masks on subway in response to antisemitic threats
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 days agoNew York governor Kathy Hochul is exploring whether to ban facemasks on the subway system following...
John Gaines, civil rights leader and member of Friendship Nine, has died
WSOC-TV Charlotte· 1 day agoJohn Gaines, a civil rights leader from South Carolina who made history during a sit-in at a Rock...
City announces winners of East Side bridge art contest
San Antonio Express-News· 2 days agoTwo local residents will soon see their artwork displayed on an East Side bridge. Kat Cadena and...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 13 hours agoAmerica still has some of the best cities to both explore and immerse yourself in Black culture. From music and history, to art galleries, museums and food, we have created sanctuaries for ourselves ...
