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Kimball Shinkoskey: A shameful parade of political servility
The Sun Chronicle· 6 days agoAmerica has experienced some embarrassingly cultic, racist, and repressive moments over the past couple hundred years: The Mormon polygamy experiment in the 19th century; Ku Klux Klan and < ...
What does Juneteenth mean in an era of ongoing racial unrest? Study and celebrate more.
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWe are better off than our grandparents, says Aldridge, who was born during the Jim Crow era in a...
The party of Lincoln is dead | New Orleans' Multicultural News Source | The Louisiana Weekly
Louisiana Weekly· 1 day ago“Republicans are the party of Abraham Lincoln, but Black people are stuck on the Democratic plantation.” At the same time, the state’s Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, has still not signed ...
“You must know this story:” Why Freedom Summer’s murders matter today
Washington Post· 5 days agoEven in a decade marked by hatred and violence, what happened here on a sultry June night 60 years...
Public memories. Private struggles.
Washington Post· 3 days agoHank Thomas settled into the recliner in his living room, drifting in and out of sleep. A White mob had bombed the vehicle because Thomas was on it. In 1961, Thomas was one of the original 13 ...
Here's a look at Trump's VP shortlist and why each contender may get picked or fall short
Las Vegas Sun· 1 day agoSen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks with members of the media, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, at the Capitol...
When West Nile virus turns deadly
The Raw Story· 1 day agoJames Parravani came down with flu-like symptoms the day before his daughter’s wedding reception. The ER doctors quickly transferred Parravani to Yale...
Reggie Jackson Delivers Harrowing Monologue on the Racism He Suffered in Alabama
The Daily Beast· 4 days agoBaseball legend Reggie Jackson on Thursday evening returned to the historic Alabama park that helped...
Blow: On Juneteenth, freedom came with strings attached
San Jose Mercury News· 6 days agoLast week at a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris...
Blow: Juneteenth marked end to slavery; freedom’s taken longer | HeraldNet.com
Everett Herald· 6 days agoLast week at a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris said that on June 19, 1865, after Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas ...
