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McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King, Wendy’s franchisees face ‘convict leasing’ suit in Alabama
Restaurant Dive via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoFranchisees of McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Burger King and Wendy’s face a class action...
As the nation celebrates Juneteenth, it’s time to get rid of these three myths about slavery
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoTemple “Tempie” Cummins stoically stares at the camera with her arms folded in her lap, sitting...
Juneteenth's fellow emancipations, and what 'freedom' then meant
Kitsap Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first...
America has never been united. So how do we move forward together?
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWashington DC; Trump Supporters; Coup; Mob Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty Images Consider this...
NPR's Eric Deggans: Bigotry and racism are your issues, too
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 16—Are you a racist — without realizing ? You might be surprised, Eric Deggans said, Monday morning at WVU's Mountainlair. Even if you inherently aren't — or think you aren't — you still ...
Rev. R.L. Gundy: Impact of jury disqualifications among Black citizens in death cases
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe striking Memphis sanitation workers rallied Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to their cause and...
Louisiana Election Day: Who's on ballot; what are the constitutional amendments?
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLouisiana voters will choose a U.S. senator on Election Day Tuesday as well as decide whether to...
Human rights lawyer challenges Akron audience to exit comfort zones on racial justice
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs Qasim Rashid stood before a filled room Thursday at Quaker Station, he asked attendees to raise their hand if they remember 1965, the year after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed. He ...
Not all slaves in Texas were freed after Juneteenth
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs it stands, Juneteenth is a holiday fraught with contradictions. Although it’s a celebration, what it celebrates is General Order […] The post Not all...
Black leaders commemorate 70 years of Brown v. Board with call to action
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoSome of the nation’s most prominent Black political leaders and advocates celebrated the 70th...
