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What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 3 days agoApproaching this year’s Juneteenth holiday, MassLive asked readers and staff to identify Black ...
Blakeview: Civil rights leader and ground-breaking judge Revius Ortique Jr. was born 100 years ago...
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 2 days agoThis week we remember Revius Ortique Jr., the lawyer, civil rights leader and judge known for many...
Black Celebs We Lost in 2024
The Root via Yahoo News· 7 days agoAs we make our way through 2024, there is no shortage of fallen Black celebrities. From controversial figures to inspiring athletes and esteemed actors...
America is again stuck in darkness. Queer people of color have always known the way out
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSmith listens to audio of an interview between Ernestine Eckstein and two other leaders of the...
The forgotten racial history of Red Lobster
CNN Business via AOL· 2 days agoIn Lakeland during the early 1960s, local civil rights activists picketed businesses and movie theaters that denied entry to Black patrons, forcing them...
24 Bucket-List Places to Take Your Kids
Cheapism via AOL· 2 days agoThe museum tells the story of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement — from slavery to today's human rights movements, kids can learn about everything from the...
What University Presidents Can Learn From Past Protests
Time via Yahoo News· 6 days agoPlus, he added, the university “cannot ‘negotiate’ with any group of students.” But Beadle did not...
Byron Donalds, Trump V.P. Contender, Suggests Jim Crow Era Had an Upside
New York Times· 5 days agoRepresentative Byron Donalds, a Florida Republican whom Donald J. Trump is said to be considering...
Rep. Byron Donalds pushes back on Democratic criticism after saying ‘the Black family was together’...
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFlorida Rep. Byron Donalds, a Republican who is seen as a potential running mate for Donald Trump,...
Texas Republicans’ Brazen Plan to Control the State Forever
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBy recognizing the one-person, one-vote principle in the 1960s, the Warren court effectively dragged...