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What Nelson Peltz’s ‘Surprising’ Anti-Woke Campaign Can Teach Us
The New York Observer· 6 hours agoWhile the original use of words and terms like “woke” and “DEI” was very effective in raising awareness about unfairness in America, the “anti-woke” and “anti-DEI” backlash has been even more ...
Unusual mix of possible candidates line up for Chicago’s first school board elections this fall
WCMH Columbus· 2 days agoCHICAGO (AP) — A Grammy-winning rapper, progressive activists and a leader of an afterschool squash...
Saratoga BLM leader ticketed again by police
Albany Times Union· 5 days agoThe city’s Black Lives Matter leader Lexis Figuereo was once again ticketed by Saratoga Springs police, this time for helping to organize an event in the...
Why June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBlack LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations have been held since 1991, with DC Black Pride being the first. These events are now in U.S. cities...often been...
Election monitors nervously practice for the ‘big dance in November’
Arkansas Advocate via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoMARIETTA, Ga. — Just after 3 p.m. on the third Tuesday of May, Lamont Hart began his shift outside a...
What and when is Juneteenth? A beginner's guide to the holiday
Gannett via AOL· 2 days ago"The emancipation of enslaved Black Americans was not the end of our nation’s work to deliver on the promise of equality — it was only the beginning...America. We commemorate ...
Progressives isolate Mondaire Jones for endorsing against one of their own
Politico via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoJones was all but pushed out of office in 2022 by the redistricting process, and Bowman stood with him in alleging that establishment Democrats like then-Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney were sidelining ...
Who are America's first drag laureates? Californians ready to fight the war on drag
Los Angeles Times· 8 hours agoTwo prominent voices — the drag laureates of West Hollywood and San Francisco — are booked and busy....
Black Celebs We Lost in 2024
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAs we make our way through 2024, there is no shortage of fallen Black celebrities. From controversial figures to inspiring athletes and esteemed actors...
Unusual mix of possible candidates line up for Chicago’s first school board elections this fall
Seattle Times· 3 days agoA Grammy-winning rapper, progressive activists and a leader of an afterschool squash program are...
