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The Black history knowledge gap is widening – and GOP politicians are making it worse
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoUnlike some GOP politicians, a college professor who teaches Black history to mostly white students...
Black history 'Underground Railroad' forms across US after increase of book bans
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWASHINGTON – Black historians read passages from banned books last week in a local park in Florida....
Can’t believe I agree with MAGA crackpots — keep the Black national anthem out of sports
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOPINION: James Weldon Johnson’s lyrics to "Lift Every Voice and Sing" have no meaning when they’re...
Woods: Black history is part of our history. Only for much of our history, it hasn't been.
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs we entered February, with Florida in the middle of the latest news about education and Black...
Local history: Forgotten civil rights speeches from Akron’s past
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe speeches are forgotten, but the messages still resonate. In honor of Black History Month, we...
'A struggle that is not over': Jacksonville Civil Rights Conference focuses on racial equity
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJacksonville is the birthplace or adopted home of some of the country's most well-known civil rights...
Why white people hate the Black national anthem, explained
theGrio via AOL· 8 months agoOPINION: America was so close to achieving racial equality, justice and national unity. Then, the...
How many Confederate memorials have been removed in Florida? How many are left?
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs fans filed into TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville at the end of November to watch the Jaguars...
A Brief History of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' Ahead of Super Bowl LVIII
Us Weekly via AOL· 3 months agoAndra Day. Mat Hayward/Getty Images for The Pāvé Group More than a century after “Lift Every Voice...
Why Juneteenth, Now a Federal Holiday, Is So Significant
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn June 19, 1865, a Union general arrived in Galveston, Texas, to make an important announcement:...