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What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 7 days agoJune 19, also known as Juneteenth, was first celebrated as an official state holiday in...
James Lawson, architect of nonviolent protest of civil rights movement, dies at 95
Washington Post· 3 days agoThe Rev. James M. Lawson, a United Methodist minister who became a principal tactician of nonviolent...
Stonewall Inn: A historic site in gay rights movement
USA Today· 1 day agoStonewall Inn: A historic site in gay rights movement
Fact-checking Byron Donalds’ ‘Jim Crow’ comments on Black families, conservatism
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoThis is because of the Democratic Party’s 60-year issue advantage on questions of race and civil...
Celebrate the Juneteenth holiday while soaking up a bit of culture around Sarasota-Manatee
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 days agoPowered by the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, Juneteenth gave way to expanding the celebrations...
EXPLAINER: What is Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAs the Civil Rights Movement evolved into the era of Black Power in the 1970s, Juneteenth celebrations shifted their focus towards Black ...
The forgotten racial history of Red Lobster
Omaha World-Herald· 6 days agoCommunities around the country are losing cheddar bay biscuits and all-you-can-eat seafood deals as troubled Red Lobster closes around 100 US...
Borscht Belt event to honor MLK's speech at Concord Hotel in 1968 - Mid Hudson News
Mid Hudson News· 3 days agoKIAMESHA LAKE – On March 25th, 1968, 10 days before he was assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
US News & World Report· 3 days agoCampaigning in Philadelphia, Pa., for former President Donald Trump...Donalds said Black family values suffered after voters began supporting the Democratic Party during the civil< ...
Biden Loves to Tell Tall Tales. We Cut Them Down to Size.
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWASHINGTON — In President Joe Biden’s telling, he was a teenage civil rights activist, a former...
