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Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoAnybody who knows me knows I have no respect for Black conservatives—which is really to say that I hold them generally in the same regard that I hold white conservatives or right-wingers of ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 7 days agoIn films like “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” and “In the Heat of the Night,” Poitier turned in powerful performances that electrified audiences. Now, Poitier’s legendary life as a performer, ...
Today in History: June 23, Title IX signed into law - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 2 days agoIn 1831, the Legislature granted the Massachusetts Horticultural Society permission to purchase land on the border of Watertown and Cambridge for use as an experimental garden and a rural cemetery ...
Juneteenth Offers New Ways To Teach About Slavery, Black Perseverance and American History
US News & World Report· 7 days agoWhenever I tell high school students in classes I visit that I appreciated learning about slavery as a child growing up in the Caribbean, they often look confused. But lessons about slavery at that age should avoid the pain and trauma of slavery.
Venciedora H. ‘Vence’ Kane, Baltimore City Schools teacher for more than 50 years, dies
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 6 days agoVenciedora H. “Vence” Kane, a retired Baltimore City Schools teacher active in the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, died of respiratory failure June 4 at Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care Northwest ...
Observing Juneteenth with a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation
NPR· 6 days agoFADEL: And as Connolly told me, the Proclamation represents both freedom and an unfulfilled promise. CONNOLLY: So going as far back as Frederick Douglass
Have Faith: Spirit of summer - The Martha's Vineyard Times
The Martha's Vineyard Times· 5 days agoSummer is a good time for faith nerds like me. Oak Bluffs especially offers some great guest...
Juneteenth: Son of former slave joined Winchester’s Black community
Homenewshere.com· 4 days agoIn 1850 in Charleston, S.C., John H. Schmidt purchased a slave named Billy for $300. Three months...
Morgan Freeman Explains Why He ‘Detests’ Black History Month - WDEF
WDEF Chattanooga· 6 days agoMorgan Freeman again criticized Black History Month, questioning its significance. “I detest it. The mere idea of it,” Freeman shared in a new interview. “You are going to give me the shortest ...
6 audiobooks for your summer travels, based on the length of your trip
The Day· 4 days agoIf you’re thinking of taking a road trip this summer, audiobooks offer a more entertaining and enlightening means of entertainment than bickering and spotting yellow cars. To help you survive ...
