The Legacy of Denver’s Forced School Busing Era | 5280
The phone calls started when Rachel Noel was elected to Denver Public Schools’ board in 1965. The time of the interruption would vary, but the family knew that every day,…
Brianna Mason becomes first Black woman to win Miss Tennessee
Image by lorilynn oliver from Pixabay Brianna Mason has plenty for which to celebrate this morning. In a historic year that has seen quite a few women of color win…
Mexico Returns 81 Migrants to Haiti Amid US Pressure | VOA News
MEXICO CITY – Mexican immigration officials say they have returned 81 migrants to Haiti after attending to “technical” considerations and seeing to the security of the captain of the plane…
‘Your Heritage Is Taken Away’: The Closing of 3 Historically Black Colleges | The New York Times
Since the 1930s, the women of Bennett College, one of the nation’s two historically black colleges for women, have dressed in white and sung their “Preference Song” over an annual…
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs dead at 27
Tyler Skaggs, a pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels, has died, the baseball team announced Monday. Skaggs was just 27 years old. He died in Texas where the Angels were…
Facts you might not know about July 4th
Find out how much money Americans spend on hot dogs and watermelons to celebrate Independence Day. Source link
Mom who tried to kill baby held in his death 11 years later
A woman who was prosecuted in Montana for trying to drown her baby son more than a decade ago has been accused of killing the now 12-year-old boy by drowning…
Best places to watch fireworks on July 4th
America’s 243st birthday is upon us, and nothing signifies July Fourth like fireworks, a tradition that dates back to July 4, 1777. In recent years, folks have had 15,000 or…
Oregon governor ready to take lead on divisive climate plan
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Monday that she’s ready to use her executive power to lower carbon emissions following a nine-day Republican walkout that derailed landmark climate legislation and embroiled…
Nike cancels shoe featuring early version of American flag
“Nike has chosen not to release the Air Max 1 Quick Strike Fourth of July as it featured an old version of the American flag,” Nike said in a statement…