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Fourth Of July: What To Watch On TV & Online Today From Fireworks To Musical Performances, Specials...
Deadline via Yahoo Canada News· 1 week agoTV networks and streamers are readying special programming to celebrate Independence Day 2024. We’ve...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo Canada News· 3 weeks agoJune 19 (or Juneteenth) is considered Black Independence Day by many in the United States, as it was the day that many enslaved people in Texas were...
Here’s what I tell teachers about how to teach young students about slavery
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoFew issues are as difficult to deal with in the classroom as slavery in the US. Here, a professor...
Massachusetts unveils bust of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoA bust of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass was unveiled in the Massachusetts Senate Chamber on...
AI ‘companions’ promise to combat loneliness, but history shows the dangers of one-way relationships
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoTech companies are offering AI companions as a convenient cure for the loneliness epidemic, but...
Historians Say This Is The Real Reason Why Black History Month Falls In February, The Shortest Month...
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 5 months ago“The biggest misconception is that Black History Month is the time for teaching Black history....
‘Power’ Review: Yance Ford’s Netflix Documentary Is a Dry but Damning History of America’s Police...
Indiewire via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months ago"Strong Island" director Yance Ford returns with a succinct essay film about the corruptive and endlessly violent nature of the system that's designed to keep us safe.
Review: ‘Purlie Victorious’ Skewers Racism With Passion—and Laughter
The Daily Beast via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoMarc J. FranklinOssie Davis’ Purlie Victorious (A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch) is...
Destination Crenshaw wins approval to reimagine historic Crenshaw Wall in South L.A.
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoDestination Crenshaw has logged another milestone. On Wednesday, the $100-million public art project, underway in South L.A., announced that the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Commission approved ...
Edwidge Danticat on Living and Writing in DeSantis' Florida
Harper's Bazaar via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIn Haiti, Edwidge Danticat saw America as a beacon of freedom. But recent legislation in her current...