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Thousands of Black Civil War troops organized in Macon. This vet keeps their history alive
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe people who have no connection to Macon can come and identify with those stories as well.” Right...
Liberalism Has the Ideas–but Does It Have the Will to Impose Them?
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTNR took what passed as correct, nonsentimental positions on poverty, avoiding the mistakes of...
Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, moves into new house on site of burned childhood home in Texas
ABC7 News· 4 days agoLee was 12 years old. It was 74 years after enslaved Black people in the U.S. found out they were...
For True Freedom, We Need Power-Sharing Liberalism
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt is emerging as democracy renovation—work to reconnect people to their civic power, experience, and responsibility and to redesign our political...
Bay Area arts: 11 cool concerts, shows and more to catch this weekend
San Jose Mercury News· 4 days agoFrom a new Steinbeck-themed play in Berkeley to a free circus show and the inaugural Cookbook...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJuneteenth observances waned somewhat by the mid-20th century, as a romanticized, hugely inaccurate...
The Origins of Juneteenth and Why It Falls on June 19th
Time via Yahoo News· 6 days agoDay. It’s a day to celebrate the ending of an era of 246 years of enslavement that African Americans...
Senate seeks formal apology for decades of LGBTQ+ discrimination in the federal government
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThis era, marked by heightened suspicion and discrimination, saw thousands of federal workers lose...
EJI unveils statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in Montgomery
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe Equal Justice Initiative Friday unveiled a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in Montgomery in...
The 20 Greatest Poets Of All Time
Forbes· 2 days agoEarly poetry put words to beats and music, serving as songs that told stories. Different types of poetry include haiku, ballads, sonnets, elegies, odes, limericks, couplets and more. Federico ...