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Do You Know the Legislative History of the Juneteenth Federal Holiday?
Afro· 5 days agoDiscover the history and significance of Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration of slavery's...
These Tacoma nurses broke into field when needles were reused, secrets kept from wives
Tacoma News Tribune via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoTopics included psychiatry, nursery, communicable diseases, tuberculosis and public health. In 1947,...
Under the baobab: Time to tend the garden of our democracy once again
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoThe first Democratic Party National Convention I attended was in Atlantic City in 1964, a year after...
See them while you can: Climate change is reshaping iconic US destinations
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoThe man-made Tidal Basin, flanked by treasured monuments including the Thomas Jefferson Memorial and...
Rev. Barber has a message for Washington: Poor people vote
Afro· 6 days agoOn June 29, Rev. William Barber III will convene The Mass Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’...
1968 Redux? CBS News’ John Dickerson on Post-Debate Presidential Campaign Turmoil and Why Joe Biden...
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoIf anyone is equipped to analyze the turmoil in the presidential race that was catalyzed by...
Separate water fountains for Black people still stand in the South – thinly veiled monuments to the...
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoThose images triggered national outrage. President Lyndon B. Johnson, left, shakes hands with Martin...
What is the difference between nationalism and patriotism?
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoPatriotism encompasses devotion to the country as a whole – including all the people who live within...
The Bible in Public Schools? Oklahoma Pushes Limits of Long Tradition.
New York Times· 6 days agoThe Bible has a deep history in American classrooms, but the state’s provocative superintendent...
The Bible in Public Schools? Oklahoma Pushes Limits of Long Tradition.
The New York Times via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoThe Bible has been a presence in American classrooms at least to some degree since before the...