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Sometimes, It’s OK to Sit Juneteenth Out
AdWeek· 6 days agoSo much historical significance comes with Juneteenth, yet since the George Floyd murder, there has been a frenzy of stereotypical marketing campaigns...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoIn what turned out to be a Zoom class unlike any other, students at Dickinson High School said their teacher gave them a profane rant — and a lesson in hate. A discussion on climate...
What to watch: 'Power of the Dream' doc makes the case that WNBA players are the toughest athletes...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 days ago'Power of the Dream'With all apologies to boxers and quarterbacks, WNBA players have more mettle than anyone else in sports. That's the impression you'll get watching this documentary in which ...
'One hug is worth 1,000 video visits': The rising cost of eliminating in-person jail visits
NBC Universal via AOL· 3 days agoIn recent years, hundreds of jurisdictions around the U.S. have eliminated in-person visits, making...
What's Juneteenth and what's open, closed? Here's what Augusta-area residents need to know
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoThe holiday rose to prominence in 2020 amid the nationwide protests about racial inequality after...
More money for raises and private school vouchers in the NC House budget proposal
NC Newsline via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe budget state House Republicans want would increase beginning teacher pay to $4,400 a month and...
New documentaries on Black Barbie, the WNBA and other female trailblazers to stream this weekend
Los Angeles Times· 2 days agoAfter debuting at last year’s SXSW festival, the new documentary “Black Barbie” is now streaming on...
Willie Mays, Birmingham and Rickwood Field: Baseball Honors a Legend in His Hometown
New York Times· 4 days agoMajor League Baseball is in Birmingham to honor the legacy of the Negro Leagues. With Mays’s death,...
All national parks will be free for the first time this week
TheStreet.com· 5 days agoThis marks the third year that Juneteenth is a federal holiday. Amid a nationwide reckoning on race and inequality that occurred after George Floyd’s death ...
Juneteenth 2024: How Oklahoma's unique history still affects residents today
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoHill cited the death of George Floyd in 2020 where the world saw Floyd being murdered by a police...