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No, Brittney Griner has not been kicked off Team USA | Fact check
USA Today· 2 days agoA June 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a picture of WNBA player Brittney Griner...
What is Juneteenth and how are people marking the day?
Post-Bulletin· 5 days agoAmericans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by President Joe Biden. Long a regional holiday in the South, Juneteenth ...
A journalist shot by police while covering the 2020 protests is dying of her injuries
NPR· 2 days agoTirado was 38 in May 2020 when she drove from Nashville, Tenn., to Minneapolis to cover the unrest unfolding after the murder of George Floyd. He died when ...
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 4 days agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoFormer Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin, who is currently doing federal and state time for the killing of George Floyd, was stabbed last week by a fellow ...
Black men ask, “What am I voting for?” as they battle frustration
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Black Male Voter Project, an organization dedicated to increasing civic engagement among Black...
Photojournalist blinded by MPD projectile during 2020 unrest enters hospice care
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPhotojournalist Linda Tirado, who was partially blinded by a foam projectile fired by Minneapolis...
Justices say peaceful demonstrations are OK under Florida's protest law
WLRN Miami· 3 days agoRejecting arguments that the law is ambiguous, the Florida Supreme Court said Thursday that peaceful...
A School District Could Offer Reparations to Black Citizens. How It Might Look
Education Week· 2 days ago—have launched efforts to study cash payments or other methods to address the generational harms of...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoMichael Michanowicz pleaded guilty to planting the bombs in what is normally a crowded plaza in Pittsburgh, right outside of a tower that houses the headquarters of PNC Bank. Six days earlier ...
