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Union Temple Baptist Church unveils portrait of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, marking Pride Month and emphasizing the ...
So now, The Root is taking a closer look at the anti-racist white heroes who were just as down for civil rights as Black ...
Juneteenth is about African American history. And what better way to celebrate than with four Paterson families that have pre ...
Stonewall Book Award Winner, “ The Black Flamingo ” was voted by Time Magazine as a Best YA Book Of All Time. The book tells ...
Juneteenth recognizes one of the most important moments in U.S. history commemorating the end of slave. Here's when and why ...
The week leading up to June 19 is packed with cultural events and celebrations to honor our newest federal holiday, ...
Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to serve as Librarian of Congress, received an email announcing her dismissal. She talks about libraries as bastions of democracy, for which ...
A roundup of events in June to celebrate Black Independence Day.
Developers of the $700 million project told The Charlotte Observer they requested an extension on its demolition plans of the ...
Trump orders deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quell immigration protests, overriding California ...
June is Pride Month. To celebrate, we've curated a list of the latest fiction, nonfiction, poetry and comics by 2SLGBTQ+ ...