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Josh Hawley knows better about slavery and Juneteenth. But he just wants to fight | Opinion
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWe’ve long since become accustomed to Sen. Josh Hawley’s online provocations. The Missouri...
Fashion History Lesson: the Origins and Recent Strides of the U.S. Garment Labor Movement
Fashionista via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe fight for labor rights in apparel manufacturing dates back to slavery, and it's still going...
Kentucky once led the U.S. in this crop, later banned. What to know about the history
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWhen advocates ramped up efforts to revive industrial hemp as a legal crop in Kentucky in the 1980s,...
What Reading 220 History Textbooks Taught One Scholar About Racism in America
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCredit - Pantheon Books At a time when there’s a national debate over critical race theory and how...
Unions seek gains in hostile territory: ‘If you change the South, you change America’
Politico via Yahoo News· 9 months agoUnions and their allies are ramping up efforts to convert an extraordinarily challenging...
"We were never afraid of anything": "Finding Your Roots" reveals Dionne Warwick's enslaved ancestry
Salon via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFinding Your Roots PBS Icon Dionne Warwick is a timeless national treasure with hit songs like "Walk...
I was an adult before I learned of Michigan Central Station's ties to Black history | Opinion
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoIt was June 1977, and 30 or so children had gathered at the entrance of the Michigan Central...
In life and death, Black-owned Bell Funeral Home has been a pillar of South Providence
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPROVIDENCE — At the corner of Broad Street and Dartmouth Avenue, the Bell Funeral Home is a stately...
This Chef Wants to Create a Destination for African-Inspired Cuisine in This Small South Carolina...
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBernard Bennett brings out a bowl of warm, wobbly corn pudding and sets it on the table. Unlike most...
Lafayette's decades of racist housing policies left lasting scars and still define city
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's note: During May, the staff of The Daily Advertiser, will bring you a series of articles...