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Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoAside from being a terrific basketball player, Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown is a real one. This offseason, the league nearly doubled its percentage of Black head coaches (that number ...
When did Juneteenth become a federal holiday? It may have been recognized in 2021 but its roots are...
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe acknowledgement came as America grappled over the treatment of people of color by police and other institutions following the murders of George Floyd and Breonna
What does Juneteenth mean in an era of ongoing racial unrest? Study and celebrate more.
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAny events that become catalysts for change (such as the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, ...
In 'Power of the Dream,' the WNBA's Activism Gets Its Due
Jezebel· 2 days agoOn June 14, Power of the Dream, a poignant and perfectly timed documentary about the influence and...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 days agoThe Department of Justice has charged three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery with hate crimes. Travis McMichael, 35; his father, Gregory McMichael, 65; and William “Roddie” Bryan, 51, were ...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 4 days agoThe legacy of those laws is still being dismantled. The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other African Americans at the hands of police have...
Juneteenth is on a Wednesday this year. Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 6 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 ...
Today is Juneteenth. What to know about what will be closed and why we celebrate
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 4 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 ...
Arndrea Waters King: Mark Robinson is no Martin Luther King Jr.
Greensboro News & Record· 3 days agoIt can breathe life into social movements — or rally millions to uphold white supremacy. Dr. Martin...
What's open, closed for Juneteenth?
Journal & Courier via Yahoo News· 6 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 ...
