The smoke and shrapnel from the deadly bombing 60 years in the past at Sixteenth Road Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, is lengthy gone, however the reminiscences of the tragedy nonetheless linger closely within the air — simply ask Jesse Sturdy. A monument exterior of the Sixteenth Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, the place 4 […]
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Ex-Proud Boys Chief Enrique Tarrio Sentenced to 22 Years in Jail for Jan. 6 Assault
The proverbial chickens got here dwelling to roost Tuesday for Enrique Tarrio, the previous nationwide chairman of the Proud Boys who was convicted earlier this yr for seditious conspiracy in reference to the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. Tarrio, 38, an Afro-Cuban who was born in Miami and raised Catholic in Little […]
ninetieth East vs. West All-Star Recreation Honors 90 Years of Black Baseball Historical past
The Negro League Legends Corridor of Fame (NLLHF) introduced a bit of baseball historical past again to Prince George’s Stadium, as they’ve finished yearly for a number of years with the East vs. West All-Star Recreation. The annual recreation commemorates the wealthy historical past of the Negro Leagues and the legendary gamers who had been […]
A Evening on the Museum: Celebrating 56 Years of Group Tales
Since its founding in 1967, the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Group Museum has been powered by the individuals and tales of the Washington, D.C., area. In celebration of the Museum’s 56th anniversary, the museum is internet hosting A Evening on the Museum on Friday, Sept. 15 from 7-10 p.m. In celebration of ACM’s 2023 theme, “Our Surroundings, Our […]
ATKINS: Constructing Democracy 60 Years After the March on Washington
Sixty years in the past, greater than 200,000 folks descended upon the Nationwide Mall for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, making a stand for freedom and equality. Black folks, girls, and poor folks had been handled like second-class residents for too lengthy, and it was time to demand justice. The March led […]
Trump Going through as A lot as 641 Years in Jail
Former President Donald Trump as soon as famously stated he might shoot somebody on Fifth Avenue and go unpunished. “I might stand in the midst of Fifth Avenue and shoot any individual, and I wouldn’t lose voters,” he boasted throughout a 2016 rally in Iowa. Seven years, two impeachments later, a civil sexual assault conviction, […]