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How Willie Mays, and my first visit to the ballpark with my dad, changed my life | Opinion
Merced Sun-Star via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoI was with my family when I heard Willie Mays died at 93. One of my kids asked: “Who is Willie...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 6 days agoJuneteenth is a celebration of the freedom, culture and empowerment of African-Americans. A holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US has been...
Welcome to Rochester, a place of strange names and confounding contradictions
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 5 days agoLet’s say you’re putting together a guide titled “How to be a Rochesterian.” Your target audience is...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 7 days agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 7 days agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
New Boca Museum show reveals ‘Myths, Secrets, Lies, and Truths’ of race and stereotypes
South Florida Sun Sentinel via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThemes of Black exploitation, race, hidden secrets and how these distort belief systems are all over the new group photography show “Myths, Secrets, Lies, and Truths: Photography from the Doug ...
St. Johns County celebrates Juneteenth with ribbon cutting at relocated civil rights landmark
WJXT Jacksonville· 6 days agoSt. Johns County plans to celebrate Juneteenth with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday for a civil...
Traveling Exhibit Details Life of Andrew Young, Diplomat, Civil Rights Icon
US News & World Report· 4 days agoThe life, achievements and contributions of Andrew Young, the first African-American U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and an invaluable aide to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., go on ...
What’s the big deal about the Ten Commandments?
The Washington Times· 2 days agoDid you know that Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams originally proposed that the Great Seal of the United States include an image of...
6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth
Oregon Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAfter decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth – the long-standing holiday...