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The ‘D’ above downtown St. George now an official national landmark: ‘The D is our heritage’
The Spectrum via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA St. George landmark associated with the Dixie name is getting federal recognition with a place on...
How Black Families Honor Red Drink and Texas Barbecue
Parents via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe menu at this year's Juneteenth celebrations is packed with flavor—and meaning. Hello...
It's Claimed that Only 1.6% of US Citizens Owned Slaves In 1860. We Ran the Numbers
Snopes via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTwitter/Wallace Moura/Getty Images On April 2, 2024, the claim that "only 1.6% of US citizens owned...
How some enslaved Black people stayed in Southern slaveholding states – and found freedom
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBlack fugitives fleeing slavery on the Underground Railroad, Photo 12/Universal Images Group via...
Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez's wedding venue: What we know about actor's Georgia estate
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBen Affleck and Jennifer Lopez married (again) Saturday at Affleck's Georgia estate, and while most...
The story of Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, America's first black pop star
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoElizabeth Taylor Greenfield. Wikimedia CommonsIn 1851, a concert soprano named Elizabeth Taylor...
Kindred review: Octavia Butler's sci-fi classic makes a thrilling transition to TV
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt feels wrong, somehow, to call Kindred "addictive." The FX on Hulu drama — based on Octavia Butler's classic work of sci-fi literature — follows a twenty-something Black woman in modern-day ...
South Carolina Governor Under Fire For Comment About Hunting Democrats With Dogs
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 12 months agoOutrage is mounting over a remark South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) made this weekend about...
The Most Anticipated Books of 2024
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe Most Anticipated Books of 2024Hearst Owned We don’t know much about what 2024 will bring, but we do know this: It’ll be a good year to be a bookworm....
Summer things-to-do list: Island book and comedy festivals, art and theater in Provincetown
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Martha’s Vineyard Book Series this summer will feature seven talks with authors on a variety of...