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‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WFTV 9 Orlando· 4 hours agoLee petitioned to have Juneteenth a federal holiday, which happened in 2021 and marks the day, June...
Eatonville lands on national list to advocate and preserve town’s historic legacy
WFTV 9 Orlando· 2 days agoA town known for its rich history, and as a symbol of African American culture
Civil rights leader, Mississippi native Medgar Evers posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of...
The Vicksburg Post· 2 hours agoMississippi native and civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Friday. Evers, who was murdered ...
10 genius moments in hip-hop sampling history, from Dilla to DJ Premier
MusicRadar via Yahoo News· 1 day agoDilla's MPC on display at the National Museum of African-American History < ...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
The Today Show via AOL· 3 days agoTake a trip to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, the DuSable Museum of ...
Kentucky Derby at 150 is bucket-list Americana. But can it outrun racing’s woes?
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoFrom its first running in 1875 as the feature race at a just opened Churchill Downs in Louisville to...
Princeton University Art Museum Gets Six Site-Specific New Works
New York Times· 3 days agoPrinceton University has a long history of commissioning public art by the likes of Henry Moore,...
As federal menthol ban languishes, Black smokers are left to the mercy of marketers: Study
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoSterling, an associate professor at the Rutgers School of Public Health and lead author of the study...
Where to Plan Your Next Vacation That's Not the Beach
Cheapism via AOL· 6 days agoRestaurants and wine-tasting rooms dot the quaint town, while a number of leafy parks can be found...
The World’s Most Modest Technology
The Atlantic· 5 days ago“There are certain things where physical mail is still seen as the socially correct way to do things,” says Daniel Piazza, the chief curator of philately...
