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The nuanced symbols of freedom most of us miss in the Juneteenth flag
theGrio via AOL· 3 days agoBlack people across the diaspora, Garvey’s design has been used throughout several Black liberation...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in...
Long Beach to raise Disability Pride flag at City Hall in July
Long Beach Press-Telegram· 15 hours agoCity Council unanimously approved to raise the flag next month. Last year the council approved a...
Call Attacks on Pride What They Are: Political Violence
New Republic· 3 days agoThe threat came via email to the Brewtorium Brewery & Kitchen on the day of their Legendary Drag...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was put in her place last week after she received a scathing insult from Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) during a House Oversight Committee hearing. Greene ...
Man Plotted Mass Shooting in Atlanta to Incite ‘Race War,’ Officials Say
New York Times· 6 days agoThe man, Mark Adams Prieto, hatched a plan in several discussions with two people working with the...
The Complicated, Disputed History of the Rainbow Flag
Slate· 3 days agoIn the other months of the year, rainbow bunting and rainbow crosswalks still demarcate LGBTQ+...
'My dad didn't like vegetables.' Winning poems by Cape Codders from Times' monthly contest
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoThis is my first published piece outside of our newsletter. My father and I were different people....
Don't Water Down Juneteenth
Newsweek· 3 days agoDespite the relentless attacks on our multiracial democracy, hope is not lost. Our ancestors never surrendered their dream for a brighter tomorrow.
Village Initiative celebrates Juneteenth in Williamsburg with music, parade, food and dance
Daily Press· 2 days agoHorns were blown, drums were beaten, and freedom was celebrated Wednesday on the lawn of the...