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Recognizing This Significant Day in History—Here Are 50 Quotes to Better Understand Juneteenth
Parade via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuneteenth is a day dedicated to recognizing justice and freedom for African Americans and Black...
Dear Ron DeSantis, slavery was not a job skills program
Salon via Yahoo News· 10 months agoRon DeSantis classroom Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's...
Are US churches setting the tone for reparations? How a movement is growing
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA concept proving viscous in public policy, nearly stagnant at the federal level, is gaining...
How ‘Roots’ made television history and changed American culture
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months ago“Drama Deconstructed,” the third episode of the CNN Original Series “See It Loud: The History of...
How can U.S. heal racial trauma? Start by understanding it: Washburn speaker Joy DeGruy
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFew people understand — or even know — that the chains around the Statue of Liberty's feet carry the...
'The 1619 Project' Isn't Going Anywhere
Harper's Bazaar via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNikole Hannah-Jones's 2019 work altered how Americans talk about slavery. Now, an Oprah Winfrey produced television adaption is continuing the...
California’s reparations task force aims to ignite a national paradigm shift
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSACRAMENTO — A task force set to discuss and issue recommendations about California’s debt to the...
How Americans rallied to find hope after the worst Good Friday in US history
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe worst Good Friday in U.S. history began with good spirits, as Americans rejoiced that the Civil...
Opinion | ChatGPT Is Parroting Myths About Slavery
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn my 12 years of public education in Huntsville, Ala., I was not taught much about slavery. In fact, the one reference to slavery I recall from an Alabama history textbook presented it as a ...
Is the celebration of Juneteenth truly understood in America? | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis is part of an opinion series examining Juneteenth. The USA TODAY Network Tennessee invited...