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Juneteenth: What's open & what's closed on America’s newest federal holiday
TheStreet.com· 8 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery after the U.S. Civil War, and while government buildings and the NYSE are closed, most retail stores are open. Banks, federal offices ...
‘The Demon of Unrest’ Review: The Seeds of Civil War
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoThis is Erik Larson at his best, enlivening even a thrice-told tale into an irresistible thriller. —Mr. Holzer’s latest book is “Brought Forth on This...
Secession is here: States, cities and the wealthy are already withdrawing from America
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSome on the left urge a domestic breakup so that a new egalitarian nation might be, as Lincoln said...
Kenyan AI workers say their conditions amount to 'modern day slavery'
Quartz· 5 days agoThe workers are asking for their working conditions to be improved during negotiations for a...
America, we have a problem: Florida to be headquarters for U.S. Space Force
The Palm Beach Post· 4 days agoWhile it was imagined in 2024 that STARCOM would prepare and train combat-ready United States Space...
Haiti, a country of eternal misery
Hardwood Paroxysm· 2 days agoHaiti was the first country in the world to eliminate slavery, achieve independence in Latin America, and create a nation composed of former black slaves...
A woman could be Mexico’s next leader. Millions of others continue in shadows as domestic workers
The Washington Times· 9 hours agoIt’s here where Alejo has quietly worked cleaning the homes and raising the children of wealthier...
About America’s Black Holocaust Museum
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAmerica’s Black Holocaust Museum is the first and only museum of its kind in the U.S. It’s an unflinching look at more than 400 years of slavery,...
Opinion: How should we honor the dead of our failed wars?
The Salt Lake Tribune· 8 hours agoAbout 10 years ago, as the war in Afghanistan was slowly, painfully winding down, I walked through...
How a 'fluke' uncovered a rare autobiography, giving a narrative on slavery new life
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 3 days agoJONATHAN SCHROEDER: This is 2016. It was basically, what had happened to Harriet Jacobs' son? SUMMERS: Schroeder is a literary historian, and he knew the story of Harriet Jacobs, the abolitionist ...
