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'Aiming for Freedom': Asheville honors Juneteenth with art, food, music in historic Block
Gannett via AOL· 1 day ago"Here, on the Block, because it holds the history and the legacy of Black resilience. You think...
Juneteenth: Burned crosses in Miami mark racist past - ABC17NEWS
ABC17 NEWS· 2 days agoJuneteenth (June 19th) marks the end of slavery in Texas and is the day the country commemorates the ending of slavery and freedom for African Americans. After Juneteenth, Jim
Diane Oliver’s Fiction From Both Sides of the Color Line
The Nation· 4 days agoHow do you make art about racism? Neighbors, then, is that troublesome artifact: an artist’s...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 2 days agoIt is a varied picture. Similarly, celebrations and traditions differ across the US. In some states there are parades, festivals and block...Why is...
Their View: We are bowling alone
Times Leader· 12 hours agoA quarter century has passed since Robert Putnam released “Bowling Alone,” his heralded work on America’s decaying social fabric. Putnam was fascinated by whether Americans were abandoning those ...
Asa and Dolores: Life, as you make it
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBarbara's Memorial Nursing Home may not have realized it, but a great American love story was spooling out in twilight under the roof they all shared. Right there in Room 14, where Asa and Dolores ...
ARKANSAS SIGHTSEEING: State’s Juneteenth celebrations highlight history of Black people’s struggles...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 4 days agoAt Lakeport Plantation (lakeport.astate.edu), built by slaves near Lake Village in the state's...
Burned, Displaced and Fighting Back: A Battle for Reparations in Palm Springs | KQED
KQED· 2 days agoNegotiations were stalled soon after the city apologized, but picked up again this year. In April, the city offered $4.2 million to survivors and descendants in restitution to pay for 145 destroyed ...