Raiders News: Stefon Diggs named ‘no-brainer’ late free agency signing
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Raiders News: Stefon Diggs named ‘no-brainer’ late free agency signing

It’s no secret that the Las Vegas Raiders’ roster lacks a true No. 1 wide receiver heading into training camp, even after a full offseason,…

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Burlington celebrates fifth annual Juneteenth
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Burlington celebrates fifth annual Juneteenth

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The rain held off just long enough for Burlington’s fifth annual Juneteenth celebration in City Hall Park and around Church Street…

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Chiemeka Offor on the Abundant Black Joy of Her Juneteenth Community Photo Booth
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Chiemeka Offor on the Abundant Black Joy of Her Juneteenth Community Photo Booth

For Chiemeka Offor, images do more than crystallize a moment in time; they express care and form a living archive of Black life. The New…

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Tragédia no Caribe: incêndio de grandes proporções destrói resort
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Tragédia no Caribe: incêndio de grandes proporções destrói resort

Tragédia no Caribe: incêndio de grandes proporções destrói resort . . . #tragedia #incendio #republicadominicana #noticias #ultimasnoticias

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Lincoln Beach, historically Black Upper Burrell community, holds first Juneteenth celebration
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Lincoln Beach, historically Black Upper Burrell community, holds first Juneteenth celebration

The Rev. Vincent Ponder of Community Baptist Church in the Lincoln Beach section of Upper Burrell had a simple way of describing what Juneteenth is…

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Baltimore’s AFRAM celebrates 50 years of Black culture, music and community
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Baltimore’s AFRAM celebrates 50 years of Black culture, music and community

“AFRAM is Baltimore’s big Black family reunion every year, and it’s something that will be here forever as long as our people know their power…

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Ex-convict Dianne Wilkerson emerges as political force and Michelle Wu nemesis
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Ex-convict Dianne Wilkerson emerges as political force and Michelle Wu nemesis

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu now has an unlikely nemesis – former state Senator and ex-convict Dianne Wilkerson, who has emerged as a political force and…

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Obama Presidential Center’s Black-owned construction companies hope for lasting legacy
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Obama Presidential Center’s Black-owned construction companies hope for lasting legacy

Four Black-owned construction firms joined forces with a fifth company to create a model never seen before in the industry and oversee the construction of…

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Black Farmers’ Market Memphis kicks off its 5th season Juneteenth weekend
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Black Farmers’ Market Memphis kicks off its 5th season Juneteenth weekend

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – The Center for Black Southern Culture celebrates the beginning of its fifth season of the Black Farmers’ Market Memphis during Juneteenth…

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New podcast explores Black Catholic resistance to Detroit’s parish closures
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New podcast explores Black Catholic resistance to Detroit’s parish closures

Looking back on her grammar school days in Detroit, Michelle McKinney recalled one particular “white haired nun.” “She used to teach us all the Irish…

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