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The Virginia NAACP Files Lawsuit Against School Board Ruling To Reinstate Confederate Leaders’ Names
Blavity via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThe NAACP Virginia State Conference and others have filed a federal lawsuit against the decision to...
Attraction starring Disney’s first Black princess replaces ride based on film many viewed as racist...
The Boston Globe· 2 days agoDisney’s announcement that it would transform its longstanding Splash Mountain ride into Tiana’s...
Iconic Disney Ride Reopening With Theme Seen as Fitting
newser· 3 days agoTiana's Bayou Adventure keeps Splash Mountain's DNA as a log-flume ride, but it's infused with...
AIUSA Documents Police Violence Against Protestors for Black Lives
Amnesty International· 5 days agoAmnesty International has documented 125 separate examples of police violence against protesters in 40 states and the District of Columbia between May 26 and June 5, 2020, a period when …
California yearbook story calls Israel attacks genocide. Complaints, apology & backlash follow
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 5 days ago“Maybe they should have had a more balanced argument, but from a legal perspective it seems like the...
The history and significance of Juneteenth
CW39 NewsFix· 2 days agoJuneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country’s second Independence Day—stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom....
This weekend in history: June 8, the prophet Muhammad dies; June 9, Trump indicted
The Eagle-Tribune· 6 days agoThis is the weekend of Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9, the 160th and 161st day of 2024. There are 205 days left in the year as of Sunday.