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Reparations Commission wrestles with legal questions around recommendations
Mountain Xpress· 2 days agoFacing a June deadline, the Community Reparations Commission met three times this month to complete voting on 39 recommendations to the City of Asheville and Buncombe County for how the local ...
Watch: Top 12 Black anthem songs
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe song’s lyrics tackle some of this country’s biggest issues, including systemic racism, prejudice, and violence. Rappers Young Thug, 21 Savage, Slim...
When is Juneteenth? Did the holiday start in Texas? Here’s everything you need to know
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 4 days ago“I call upon the people of the United States to acknowledge and celebrate the end of the Civil War...
Long before DOJ findings of excessive force and bias, alarm raised about Phoenix police
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 5 days ago"Systemic racism is ingrained in the DNA of the Phoenix Police Department." Lola N’sangou, executive...
How to celebrate Juneteenth in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times· 2 days agoOn this day in 1865, the federal government arrived in Galveston, Texas, to declare that all enslaved people must be freed. The Emancipation Proclamation...
Harris kicks off Juneteenth Day of Action
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 days agoVice President Harris kicked off Juneteenth’s National Day of Action by highlighting organizations working to expand the right to vote for Black...
We were Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle. Now, only two of us remain.
USA Today· 3 days agoEach of us was blessed by our close relationship with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and our close...
Chicago boy, 7, shot and killed in front of own home, police searching for gunman
Fox News· 3 days agoA shooting in a Chicago neighborhood killed a 7-year-old boy Tuesday as authorities searched for the...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ handed keys to new Texas home 85 years after racist mob burned it down
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe campaign continued to grow in the wake of international protests against police violence and ...
While I Have Your Attention: Rev. Dr. Neil G. Thomas
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 1 day agoIn May of 2020 we handed over our platform to Black voices in our North Texas community through a series called “While I Have Your Attention.” Now, as we...
