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The Root· 22 hours agoAccording to the Obama Foundation, the program will train the 100-person cohort to “tackle some of the most pressing issues of our time.”
Child of former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard now an anti-racist activist, openly transgender
ABC News· 60 minutes agoThe child of a former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan was once allegedly seen as the heir to the...
Trump portrays rampant crime in speech at Black church in Detroit
Washington Post· 3 days ago“Look, the crime is most rampant right here and in African American communities,” Trump said at 180...
LGBTQ Pride Month flags vandalized near Stonewall National Monument, police say
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 days ago“Anyone who thinks this will intimidate our community is badly mistaken,” Bottcher wrote. In 2016,...
‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: A Musical Monument to Freedom
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoThe song, first performed in 1900 and known as the black national anthem, is an eloquent, optimistic...
Mary Ann Glendon: Scholar, Ambassador and Friend of the Unborn
National Catholic Register· 7 days agoLong before she became a prominent legal scholar, diplomat, and adviser to popes, Mary Ann Glendon...
Students on the frontline: South Africa and the US share a history of protest against white...
Investing.com· 4 days agoEvery year on 16 June, South Africa commemorates the revolt of black school children against the...
On This Day, June 15: Great Smoky Mountains National Park established
UPI· 4 days agoOn June 15, 1934, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established on a tract of land...
Museums cancel Kehinde Wiley exhibition in wake of sexual misconduct allegations
Los Angeles Times· 4 days agoThe Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) has called off an upcoming exhibition by painter Kehinde...
Mavis Staples Shares Prince-Inspired New Song 'Worthy'
Broadway World· 12 hours agoA legendary performer who will turn 85 next month on July 10, Mavis Staples continues to be a tour-de-force in music and a voice for the voiceless in today’s divided society. Well known for ...
