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Juneteenth is here. What's open? What's closed? Why we celebrate the holiday
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe holiday rose to prominence in 2020 amid the nationwide protests about racial inequality after the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, Breonna Taylor in Kentucky and George
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 days agoDerek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the 2020 George Floyd murder, had been stabbed and seriously injured by another inmate ...
Black is Beautiful beer is back at Hardywood
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 7 hours agoBlack is Beautiful beer is back at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in celebration of Juneteenth. This is the second version of the Black is Beautiful beer...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAs the Black Lives Matter movement gained renewed power across the country and abroad the previous...
Tate: Swapping cops with social workers dangerous idea
Boston Herald· 3 days agoYou call 9-11, but all that’s available are unarmed social workers. Cambridge is creating a social...
How Black Miami professionals see Juneteenth as an opportunity for cultural education
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe day became a federally recognized holiday in 2021 following nationwide protests and social...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 days agoDuring this year’s Kentucky Derby, fans will be allowed to attend and partake in the festivities for the first time since the pandemic began. Much like the rest of us, the Louisiana native had ...
Has the DEI Backlash Come for Publishing?
The Atlantic· 2 days agoIn July 2020, Lisa Lucas was hired as the publisher of Pantheon and Schocken Books, prestigious imprints of Penguin Random House. Black Lives Matter was resurgent after the murder of
As Juneteenth is celebrated, DEI is rolled back in Georgia and beyond
WABE· 2 days agoWhile diversity, equity and inclusion programs are typically found in universities and businesses,...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 days agoWithout the proper context, it is impossible to understand the mushroom cloud of uprisings that are exploding across the country in the wake of the deaths of George
