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Happy Juneteenth, Black museums need help, RIP Tay Keith
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Commemorative plaque of Juneteenth in Galveston, Texas. William C Teller. Wikimedia Commons.
Happy Juneteenth! The federal holiday celebrates when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, were told that they were now...
Here’s a (mostly) exhaustive list of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S.
Emancipation Day celebration, June 19, 1900 held in "East Woods" on East 24th Street in Austin. Credit: Austin History Center.
June 19, 1865, or Juneteenth, marks the day when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to let to the more th...
Trump's twisted Education Dept, Black men mental health panel, Karmelo Anthony verdict
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Photo: Department of Education
Trump’s Education Department is backing away from addressing civil rights for Black students, AP News
In what is a surprise to no one, the Department of Education has shifted from wor...
Smithsonian chief's last hurrah?, Serena's back, RIP Peabo Bryson
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Curating in the crosshairs: Is this the Smithsonian chief’s last show?, The New York Times
Lonnie G. Bunch III, the secretary of the Smithsonian, was profiled by the New York Times. Bunch said th...
Black men tune out mainstream media, Pope apology over slavery, RIP Sonny Rollins
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The Voting Rights Act is dead. Here’s a new model for Black politics, The New Republic
After the Supreme Court’s decision to weaken the Voting Rights Act, and Jake Grumbach argue that now is the t...
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