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Beyoncé's embrace of the U.S. flag during her “Cowboy Carter” stage shows may be confusing to her critics and her fans.
The summer air in Rochester, New York, hung thick with heat and celebration. It was July 5, 1852, a day after cannons had ...
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Photo: Getty Images North America Over 200 years after Frederick Douglass questioned “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July ...
To celebrate the Fourth of July, the Village Voice takes a look at Frederick Douglass's powerful 1852 anti-slavery oration.
Over 200 years after Frederick Douglass questioned “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” in an act of resistance to Independence Day, Black Americans are still grappling with how to celebrate ...
"When you are an undocumented immigrant, celebrating the Fourth of July is to resist being defined by fear and panic." ...
The annual Juneteenth holiday observes the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. It marks the day ...