‘What is the significance of Juneteenth to you, given this moment in history?’ Black leaders tell usatodayopinion what freedom and Blackness mean in 2020.
'When will we finally be heard?': U.S. Rep. Terri SewellIn this 2013 file photo, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., announces plans to request the Congressional Gold Medal for the four young girls killed in...
Liberty and justice for all. At the bare minimum, this means Black lives matter — that our lives are not disposable, that we are not less-than. But when will we finally be heard?
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