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There is a long history of Juneteenth, including the Juneteenth flag, but to sum things up: Juneteenth celebrates the ...

Consider, for instance, within the black community, that “woke” refers to “awareness of racial justice.” Yet, outside of it, ...

Mississippi is the land of Fannie Lou Hamer, Medgar Evers ... Trump’s inauguration is betraying the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This year’s presidential inauguration happens to ...

“It was very traumatizing for me,” she said, and it brought to her mind how past Civil Rights leaders had been jailed: Martin Luther King Jr., Fannie Lou Hamer, Malcolm X. “There is a moment ...

Buckley Jr., had an important event on his calendar ... had been warmly received in England. In December, when King, en route to Oslo to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, had stopped over in London ...

At the time of his death, Malcolm was engaging with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee speaking in Alabama to radical Black youth and hosting Fannie Lou Hamer in Harlem ... the Rev. Dr.

Rosa Parks and Fannie Lou Hamer and Shirley Chisholm and Barbara Jordan and many others are testament to that fight. Biden deserves credit for trying to change that history. Harris was the betting ...

A Denver pastor who helped Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. organize the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and was a prominent figure in the Civil Rights movement passed away this week.

The casual Dominican lunch counter, with a steam table full of rice, beans, plantains, and stewed meats, is a staple in the New York area. But Punta Cana Tropical Grill, which opened in December on a ...

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