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Juneteenth, Jim Crow and how the fight of one Black Texas family to make freedom real offers lessons...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 33 minutes agoFor the formerly enslaved Black people in Texas, Juneteenth meant more than freedom. It meant...
What Is Juneteenth? Everything You Need to Know about This Important Piece of American History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoHowever, this day of celebration and remembrance has long been celebrated by the Black community,...
Trump Says He Has ‘So Many Black Friends,’ He Can’t Be Racist
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoFormer U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Black Conservative Federation Gala on February...
Donald Trump gets to sidestep the consequences of his conviction. Most people with criminal records...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 28 minutes agoChecking off the ‘convicted felon’ box keeps millions of Americans in the margins, but it’s fueling...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 36 minutes agoKnown as Juneteenth in Texas, Emancipation Days symbolized America’s attempt to free the enslaved...
There may not be many of them. But these Southern lesbian bars are still finding ways to thrive
CNN via Yahoo News· 40 minutes agoFor some customers, the LeSanes are the first lesbian couple...after previously not knowing any...
Trump to visit Detroit church as part of Black voter push
Reuters via AOL· 4 hours agoRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump will venture to Detroit on Saturday to attend a...
A study says Black people believe ‘racial conspiracy theories.’ Given this country’s history, can...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOPINION: A Pew study found that most Black people are suspicious of government institutions. There...
Trooping the colour - live: Kate Middleton appears on balcony with royals as she returns from cancer...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoCarol Haddow, 64, from Scotland, and her husband Brian, 42, were among thousands of people lined...
Learn about the history of enslaved Black people and their freedom during Juneteenth events
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoJune 19 is Juneteenth, a day that commemorates Black enslaved people learning about their freedom in...