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Juneteenth 2024: Your guide to celebrations in DC, Maryland and Virginia - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 2 days agoOn Wednesday, June 19, the United States will observe Juneteenth. A little history: In 1865, a Union...
St. Paul family-run locksmith looks back on 100 years in business
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo Finance· 20 hours agoA century’s worth of stories, safe-cracking skills and family history will be celebrated this week...
Did Trump oversee the biggest-ever one-year rise in murders?
Politifact· 1 day agoPresident Joe Biden tore into his expected 2024 opponent, former President Donald Trump, after Trump...
Biden, Trump step up outreach to Black men
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPresident Biden and former President Trump are ramping up their messaging toward Black male voters, underscoring the political power the demographic will...
A school board reinstated Confederate names. It split the community again.
Washington Post· 21 hours agoA.D. Carter V worries about the pressure he’ll feel next year when he walks through the doors of the...
Victims cited in DOJ report on Phoenix police brutality call on city to implement mandated reforms
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoPhoenix residents who have spoken out against police brutality hailed on Friday a scathing U.S....
NAACP sues after Virginia school board restores Confederate names on schools
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSchool board chairman Dennis C. Barlow did not return NBC News' emailed request for comment. In...
Kevin Rennie: The death of a CT woman is a result of the bail system’s failure
Hartford Courant· 2 days agoThe governor was stung last year when his nominee for an associate justice position on the state’s high court withdrew after she appeared before the legislature’s Judiciary Committee. Four years ...
Attraction starring Disney’s first Black princess replaces ride based on film many viewed as racist...
The Boston Globe· 5 days agoDisney’s announcement that it would transform its longstanding Splash Mountain ride into Tiana’s...
How DEI rollbacks at colleges and universities set back learning
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThis commentary is republished from The Conversation. Just four years ago, following the murder of ...