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The beauty of hate: A literary analysis of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Euphoria’
theGrio via AOL· 3 hours agoOPINION: Kendrick Lamar’s latest beef ballad elevates the diss record subgenre to an art form, and...
What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJune 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA portmanteau of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the annual federal holiday recognizes the end of...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
The Today Show via AOL· 2 days agoAlthough President Abraham Lincoln ended slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, many...
Toxic gas adds to a long history of pollution in southwest Memphis
Medical Xpress· 7 hours agoFor many years, Rose Sims had no idea what was going on inside a nondescript brick building on...
Detroit's Civil War history, uncovered - WDET 101.9 FM
WDET-FM Detroit· 6 days agoIn 1863, as the Civil War raged on, then-President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Emancipation ...
I SEE U, Episode 116: America’s Legalized Corruption with Legal Scholar Mehrsa Baradaran | Houston...
Houston Public Media· 6 days agoFast-forward more than 160 years to today, Black households currently have a total wealth of just...
On this day in history, April 26, 1865, John Wilkes Booth is killed by Union troops for murdering...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoUnion troops hunted down John Wilkes Booth, the Confederate sympathizer who shot President Abe...
Exhibit on emancipation at Williams College powerful, necessary
Albany Times Union· 3 days agoThe anchor is the 1862 executive order by Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, which has...
April marks the beginning and end of the American Civil War
Daily Press· 3 days agoApril is a good time to explore local sites that focus on the American Civil War, which began on...