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Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 days agoJune 1640: Virginia’s General Court created what many are calling the...s first slave when the court condemned John Punch, an African, to a life sentence of servitude because he was
Explaining the Origins of Juneteenth
Snopes via Yahoo News· 3 days agoCombining the words "June" and "nineteenth," the day...claiming that he made the term "Juneteenth" famous, and that very few people had heard of it....
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 days agoTom Wolf issued a letter regarding the celebration of Juneteenth. The letter reportedly included a statement about police violence against Black people ...
A Trip to Israel Changed Jamaal Bowman’s World View — And Could Cost Him His Reelection
Politico via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoAt the time, Bowman sought to downplay the importance of Israel in the campaign, noting he supported a two-state solution and expressed disapproval of...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 days agoToday in news that makes you go “Why did it take Black death for this to happen?” the Tennessee Historical Commission voted 25-1 to remove a bust of Nathan...Klan—from the ...
'The faker a show is, the more ethical it is': Emily Nussbaum on the conditions of reality TV
LA Times via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoIn June 2020, the clip show was pulled off the air after 33 seasons in response to the Black Lives Matter resurgence that summer. (The show has since resumed.) “There’s a ...
Police say they didn’t spray a chemical agent at Pride. Why don’t those who attended believe it?
The Baltimore Banner· 3 days agoA chemical agent that disrupted Pride Parade festivities last weekend continues to cause confusion...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoLast week, Pernell Harris, a 29-year-old Black man, was tased and beaten by Coffee County police officers for resisting arrest in Douglas, Ga. Now, the ...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 5 days agoPolice stops led to hundreds of killings of unarmed people in the past few years, a disproportionate number of them Black. A study conducted in New Orleans ...
Michigan Senate honors the sacrifices and legacy of 1964’s Freedom Summer
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoSenate Resolution 134, sponsored by state Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), honored the effort in the...
