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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
The 11 best things to stream this weekend, from a new 'Orphan Black' spinoff to a doc about a real...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoHere's a complete rundown of all the best movies, shows, and documentaries to stream this weekend,...
‘Black Barbie’ Filmmaker Hopes To See An Uptick In Black Designers At Mattel As A Result Of Her...
Blavity via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoIf filmmaker Lagueria Davis had never moved in with her aunt, Beulah Mae Mitchell, in 2011, we would...
As baseball honors Black history, Reggie Jackson recalls racist past
StreetInsider· 1 day agoBaseball great Reggie Jackson offered fans a stark history lesson on Thursday, recalling the racism Black players faced in the segregated ...
10 Black History Tours and Experiences in New Orleans
Conde Nast Traveler via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThere is also an exhibit highlighting the history of African American Pharmacy in New Orleans....
Juneteenth Has Gone Mainstream. Should Everyone Be Celebrating?
Capital B via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThis story was originally published in 2022 and has been updated. Juneteenth has been celebrated for...
Juneteenth, Jim Crow and how the fight of one Black Texas family to make freedom real offers lessons...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 days agoFor the formerly enslaved Black people in Texas, Juneteenth meant more than freedom. It meant...
Juneteenth: What to know about the historical celebration that's now a federal holiday
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAlan Singer...an adult, really (in the) 1990s, when as a teacher, I started studying more, so I...
What is busing? BPS to roll out new lessons on its dark history
The Boston Globe· 2 days agoFor decades, BPS students have learned more about southern integration battles in schools than they...
Netflix’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ Footage Showcased During ABFF’s Denzel Washington Retrospective
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe American Black Film Festival honored Denzel Washington on Saturday evening with a career...