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How a humble Indian fabric became a symbol of luxury in 1960s America
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJenkins, added that West African slaves brought to America likely kept these traditions, and the...
What and when is Juneteenth? A beginner's guide to the holiday
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoWhy is it called Juneteenth? The celebration of...for praying and for reuniting remaining family members. In its early years, the tradition was highly revered in Texas, with many< ...
Forget Jack Sparrow and Captain Hook. Piracy is far more fearsome
The Economist· 2 days agoIt evokes wooden legs, eyepatches, coins and cutlasses, as well as the likes of Francis Drake,...
‘Man of the People’ celebrates the larger-than-life story of Paul Robeson
Chicago Tribune· 3 days agoThis show premieres here on Friday but was seeded long before, when Kazembe was growing up in the...
Country Music’s Black History
Harper's Bazaar via AOL· 4 days agoCotten and Etta Baker. Those two Black female instrumentalists—they didn’t sing—were very influential in American music. People studied Libba Cotten’s...
Opinion | Long Before the Woke, There Were the Wide Awake
New York Times· 7 hours agoDr. Grinspan is a curator of political history at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American...
Juneteenth of New Bern celebrates the holiday with 13 days of events, and new Juneteenth Bear
New Bern Sun Journal· 4 days agoNonprofit organization Juneteenth of New Bern (JONB) will host 18 different events in a span of 13...
Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Conspiracy Theory of Western Decline
The Bulwark· 8 hours agoIn fact, the essay is notable mainly for one thing: it represents a startling plunge, for Ali and evidently for the Free Press, into outright, unabashed conspiracy theory. The core of Ali’s ...
Doubles, channa and suey mein: South Florida restaurants highlight Asian-Caribbean culture
NBC Miami· 6 days ago“Every corner in Trinidad probably sells doubles,” Gopaul-Chin said. “So people will grab two...
Everyone Is Invited to Juneteenth
Bon Appetit via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn a conversation with the chef Carla Hall, Bon Appétit editor in chief Jamila Robinson discusses how they celebrate—and cook—on the national holiday.
