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19 Juneteenth Facts To Celebrate Black Independence Day
Blavity via Yahoo News· 7 days agoJuneteenth, celebrated on June nineteenth, is coming up and it is time for sorrowful reflection but...
Slavery and Empire Still Mark the British Countryside
Time via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBritain’s industrialists imported raw cotton picked by enslaved people in the southern United...
'The heart of Austin beats here': Juneteenth, visit city's only intact slave quarters
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoThey faced Black Codes, that attempted to control the movement of African Americans; Jim Crow laws,...
Juneteenth holiday: An important moment to contemplate our nation’s past and present
NC Newsline via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoWhat in the world could they have been thinking? That’s one of the questions (or, at least, one...
Personal narratives of the enslaved people who built Newport have been largely unknown, until now -...
The Boston Globe· 21 hours agoThe walking tour begins at Bowen’s Wharf, where the enslaved people who survived the brutal voyage...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 22 hours agoOn Thursday, the University of Cambridge stated that it had historically reaped the benefits of slavery. In addition, it promised to offer more scholarships for Black students and allocate money ...
11 Inspiring Places Around the U.S. to Learn More About Black History
Veranda via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoFrom museums to theaters, there's plenty to do in these storied destinations. Here, the best trips...
Review | Nell Irvin Painter’s understanding of America is beautiful and bracing. We should listen.
Washington Post· 6 days agoIt’s no small thing that in an era filled with grievances based on injuries that are sometimes...
Russia's president Putin hasn't been much of a globetrotter over the last few years as he's wanted...
Fortune· 22 hours agoWar crimes include willful killing, torture, rape, using starvation as a weapon, shooting combatants who have surrendered, deploying banned weapons such as chemical and biological arms, and ...
Museum of the American Revolution to celebrate Fourth of July with 6 days of events
PhillyVoice.com· 2 days agoThe Museum of the American Revolution is kicking off the Fourth of July festivities early with days...