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San Francisco Giants lead Bay Area in mourning "true legend" Willie Mays
CBS News· 5 days agoThe San Francisco Giants paid tribute to the "Say Hey Kid" Willie Mays Tuesday evening, saluting the...
On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
ABC Action News Tampa Bay· 4 days agoMy great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands, born into slavery in Oyster Bay, New York in 1820, was one of the more than 200,000 names listed on the African American Civil& ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoOn August 11, 2017, Neo Nazis, the Alt-Right, and white supremacists came together for the “Unite The Right” rally as they marched through the University ...
Racing Finds a Place in a Week of Considerable Loss
Bloodhorse· 2 days agoDonald Sutherland died. Willie Mays died June 18. Mays played for the last time in 1973, at age 42, after hitting 660 home runs. "When Mays walked into...
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN.com· 5 days agoIn the early hours of June 2, 1863, Union army gunboats idled along the banks of South Carolina’s...
Jan. 6 rioters from Georgia begin their criminal trials. Here's what they're charged with.
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBox faces charges of obstruction of an official proceeding and two counts of civil disorder, which are all classified as felonies. He was originally charged with misdemeanors ...
Tomlinson: How the enslavers in my family tree and I mark Juneteenth
San Antonio Express-News· 5 days agoLegend says when Jim Tomlinson learned of Gen. Gordon Granger’s proclamation ending slavery in Texas...
Why I revel in the joyful sound of Juneteenth
The Christian Science Monitor· 5 days ago“Party with a purpose” is a phrase that fits well with most Black holidays and occasions. Historically, Juneteenth has been no different. This jubilant...
Thailand's Senate approves historic bill legalizing same-sex marriages
Fox News· 5 days agoThailand’s Senate approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, clearing the last legislative...
Louisiana Schools Must Display Ten Commandments Under New Law
Mississippi Free Press· 3 days agoLouisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every...
