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The nuanced symbols of freedom most of us miss in the Juneteenth flag
theGrio via AOL· 2 days agoBlack people across the diaspora, Garvey’s design has been used throughout several Black liberation...
Call Attacks on Pride What They Are: Political Violence
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThis June, one week after Beverly Unitarian Church in Chicago held its first Pride event in its...
'My dad didn't like vegetables.' Winning poems by Cape Codders from Times' monthly contest
Gannett via AOL· 22 hours agoThis is my first published piece outside of our newsletter. My father and I were different people....
Man Plotted Mass Shooting in Atlanta to Incite ‘Race War,’ Officials Say
New York Times· 5 days agoThe man, Mark Adams Prieto, hatched a plan in several discussions with two people working with the...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 2 days agoCrystal Baziel holds the Pan-African flag Monday, June 19, 2023, during Reedy Chapel...there special foods served on Juneteenth? Aside from barbecue, the...
Village Initiative celebrates Juneteenth in Williamsburg with music, parade, food and dance
Daily Press· 9 hours agoHorns were blown, drums were beaten, and freedom was celebrated Wednesday on the lawn of the...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 days agoRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was put in her place last week after she received a scathing insult from Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) during a House Oversight Committee hearing. Greene ...
The Complicated, Disputed History of the Rainbow Flag
Slate· 2 days agoIn the other months of the year, rainbow bunting and rainbow crosswalks still demarcate LGBTQ+...
Don't Water Down Juneteenth
Newsweek· 2 days agoDespite the relentless attacks on our multiracial democracy, hope is not lost. Our ancestors never surrendered their dream for a brighter tomorrow.
Opinion: Juneteenth, Haiti and the power of reinvention
CNN.com· 2 days agoAmerica’s Juneteenth story shares much with Haiti’s struggle for autonomy, writes Nadine Pinede, who...