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Freedom Summer: 60 years since the iconic movement
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 4 hours agoWhen they were granted that right, the lack of knowledge on how to engage, coupled with the fear of violent retaliation and job loss, paved a barrier between Black Mississippi and the ballot ...
35 Sojourner Truth Quotes About Life, Faith and Equality
Parade· 3 days agoOne of those being Sojourner Truth, who was born under the name Isabella Baumfree. While her...
Juneteenth 2024 in Long Branch mixes bouncy houses with serious reflection
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoShe spoke to the history of Juneteenth, Jim Crow and the long fight for civil rights in American...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 days agoPatton, who has often been cast as the nearly perfect, leading light-skinned lady, was born to a Black father and a white mother. “It’s a way for people to separate themselves ...
Opinion | On Juneteenth, Freedom Came With Strings Attached
New York Times· 4 days agoTo start, there is some...
Cedar-Riverside artwork honors first Somali-American Minnesota public official
The Minnesota Daily· 3 days agoA new public artwork at Samatar Crossing in Cedar-Riverside is dedicated to the first Somali-...
How Do You Rest in a Culture of Overwork?
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoSince lawmakers typically only get a few minutes to question witnesses, Waters interjected with a phrase common in House of Representatives floor...
Descendants of last slave ship arriving in US share history with students
Southern Poverty Law Center· 4 days agoThe discovery of the Clotilda in 2019 and the observance of Juneteenth reinforce the importance of...
JD Supra: Trailblazers, OutKasts, and Iconic Brands: The INTA Annual Meeting in Atlanta
JD Supra· 3 days agoMartin Luther King Jr. Visitors can tour the site, which includes the Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Home, where he was born and raised, as well as the Ebenezer Baptist Church ...
Deepening Empathy and Understanding of the Black American Diaspora Through Food (Guest Column)
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 4 days agoI’ve spent my whole career looking at food from the perspective of origin and, specifically, as an...
