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How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News UK· 2 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...
What Frederick Douglass learned from an Irish antislavery activist: ‘Agitate, agitate, agitate’
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 2 weeks agoBorn into slavery, Frederick Douglass became one of the leading abolitionists in America....
Beyond the Met Gala Theme, Art Is About the Passage of TIme
Time via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoOn Monday, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will host its annual Met Gala, a world-renowned fundraiser...
Ireland at the crossroads: Can the ancient Brehon laws guide the republic away from anti-immigrant...
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoUndocumented migrants in Ireland hold a demonstration in 2017. Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images...
John Brown was a violent crusader, but he blazed a moral path that the cautious Lincoln followed to...
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoPresident Lincoln was a statesman. John Brown was a radical. That’s the traditional view of how each...
AI ‘companions’ promise to combat loneliness, but history shows the dangers of one-way relationships
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 5 months agoTech companies are offering AI companions as a convenient cure for the loneliness epidemic, but...
History Suggests the Impact of Not Drinking Can Reach Far Beyond 'Dry January'
Time via Yahoo News UK· 5 months agoCredit - Henrik Sorensen—Getty Images As February looms, it’s worth considering whether New Year’s...
‘Power’ Review: Yance Ford’s Netflix Documentary Is a Dry but Damning History of America’s Police...
Indiewire via Yahoo News UK· 5 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.
Trump, Hunter Biden share unlikely gambit: Both say they’re unfairly targeted
The Hill via Yahoo News UK· 6 months agoThe details underlying former President Trump’s and Hunter Biden’s prosecutions may be worlds apart,...
Boston's Faneuil Hall was named after a slave owner. City council calls for renaming the site
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 8 months agoThe Boston City Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a resolution that calls for renaming...