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What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 5 hours agoJune 19, also known as Juneteenth, was first celebrated as an official state holiday in...
Opinion: Peaceful protests of the type seen in 1960s and 1970s were smart and effective
U-T San Diego· 1 day agoNonviolent protesters helped bring an end to the Vietnam War and gave momentum to the Civil Rights Movement
At last at the MFA, an answer to the ‘Appeal to the Great Spirit’ problem - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 1 day agoMichelson, who lives and works in New York, knows Dallin’s piece well. Michelson said his project...
The history of ‘coming out,’ from secret gay code to popular political protest
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBy the 1970s, mainstream journalists were already using the term beyond sexual orientation – to...
Texas’ Ken Paxton Is Increasingly Using Consumer Protection Laws to Pursue Political Targets
TPM via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhile many attorneys general still do that work, consumer protection laws are also increasingly...
From the I.R.A. to the Principal’s Office, a Life’s Evolution Echoes Belfast’s
New York Times· 6 hours agoJim McCann was an I.R.A. member who, convicted of attempted murder, spent 18 years in jail. Jim...
The Meaning of Juneteenth - A Blast From The Past That Somehow Escaped Us
Black Enterprise· 2 days agoJune 19th commemorates the day that all enslaved Black Americans in a Texas town learned that they...
Black Celebs We Lost in 2024
The Root via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAs we make our way through 2024, there is no shortage of fallen Black celebrities. From controversial figures to inspiring athletes and esteemed actors...
55 Years Ago: Star Trek Final Episode Airs, Relationship with NASA Endures - NASA
NASA· 3 days agoThe voyages of the Starship Enterprise came to a sudden and premature end on June 3, 1969, with the...
Was the FBI linked to Boulder's deadly car bombings? Questions remain 50 years later
Denver7· 7 days agoWhen two car bomb explosions killed six activists in Boulder, and injured a seventh, in the early summer of 1974, local and federal law enforcement investigated. Fifty years later, those closest ...