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The nuanced symbols of freedom most of us miss in the Juneteenth flag
theGrio via AOL· 6 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· 7 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...
Granderson: Overcoming America's past is everyone's responsibility
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoYet in large part because of the Senate, criminal justice reform...history and what it means right...
'My dad didn't like vegetables.' Winning poems by Cape Codders from Times' monthly contest
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThis is my first published piece outside of our newsletter. My father and I were different people....
Call Attacks on Pride What They Are: Political Violence
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThis June, one week after Beverly Unitarian Church in Chicago held its first Pride event in its...
Long Beach to raise Disability Pride flag at City Hall in July
Long Beach Press-Telegram· 4 days agoCity Council unanimously approved to raise the flag next month. Last year the council approved a...
Don't Water Down Juneteenth
Newsweek· 6 days agoDespite the relentless attacks on our multiracial democracy, hope is not lost. Our ancestors never surrendered their dream for a brighter tomorrow.
On Juneteenth, Let’s Examine the Link Between MAGA and the Old South
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWomen, people of color, and religious minorities are made culturally and legally subordinate to...
The Complicated, Disputed History of the Rainbow Flag
Slate· 6 days agoIn the other months of the year, rainbow bunting and rainbow crosswalks still demarcate LGBTQ+...
Village Initiative celebrates Juneteenth in Williamsburg with music, parade, food and dance
Daily Press· 5 days agoHorns were blown, drums were beaten, and freedom was celebrated Wednesday on the lawn of the...
