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CLAY JENKINSON: Future In Context — The Story Of Black Motherhood And How It Shaped America

On Friday, federal government employees had the day off to commemorate Juneteenth, a new federal holiday formally created the day before — some 156 years after it was first celebrated by newly emancipated Black people in Galveston, Texas. Millions of White Americans became aware of Juneteenth for the first time this past year only after the racial-justice protests that followed the death of George …


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NANCY EDMONDS HANSON: After Thought — The Death Of Groovy

For some, it was the breakup of the Beatles — for others, the demise of the Volkswagen Bug. For me, though, “groovy” officially died last week when Vanity announced it’s closing its doors. Millennial shoppers may view it as merely a sign of the times … or barely notice at all, given their propensity for ordering online and foreswearing girly …