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John Cohen, courtesy Deborah Bell, New York.

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  • Arts & Life

How Elizabeth Cotten's music fueled the folk revival

Although inducted into the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, her contributions haven't always been properly acknowledged.

June 29, 2022
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By:
  • Allyson McCabe
John Cohen, courtesy Deborah Bell, New York.

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  • Arts & Life

How Elizabeth Cotten's music fueled the folk revival

Although inducted into the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, her contributions haven't always been properly acknowledged.

June 29, 2022
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By:
  • Allyson McCabe
In 1993, the Lesbian Avengers organized the first Dyke March. Within a few years, its membership grew to more than 50 chapters nationwide.

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  • Arts & Life

Frustrated by society's erasure, the Lesbian Avengers fought back

They were secretaries, cab drivers, teachers and artists — brought together on a mission for lesbian visibility and political change.

June 24, 2022
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By:
  • Allyson McCabe
Residents in Millinocket, Maine, say they are outraged after an insurance agency displayed a racist sign remarking on the new Juneteenth federal holiday.

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  • National

2 insurance companies end relationship with Maine agency after racist Juneteenth sign

An image of the racist sign was shared online Monday, gaining the attention of thousands across social media.

June 23, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
GPB News NPR

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  • Education

Getting a bachelor's degree in prison is rare. That's about to change

Kenny Butler and Daniel Duron worked toward their degrees while in prison. Their journey could become more common with Pell grants becoming available to incarcerated people.

June 23, 2022
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny and
  • Lauren Migaki
Confederate monument in Macon being removed

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  • History

Crews begin moving two Confederate monuments in Macon after years of legal battles

Their removal is the culmination of years of efforts by Bibb County residents that were renewed during the summer of 2020. The Macon-Bibb County Commission approved moving the monuments in July of 2020, but a lawsuit stalled the efforts.

June 22, 2022
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By:
  • Micah Johnston and
  • Caleb Slinkard
Onlookers react to a performance during a Juneteenth celebration in Times Square, in the Manhattan borough of New York, on Sunday.

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  • Race

How to properly celebrate Juneteenth in the age of commercialization

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, editor of the Black Agenda, about celebrating Juneteenth without misappropriating the holiday.

June 20, 2022
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By:
  • Destinee Adams
People take pictures next to a mural during a Juneteenth celebration in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 2021. Last year, the U.S. designated Juneteenth a federal holiday with President Joe Biden urging Americans "to learn from our history."

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  • Race

Four enduring myths about Juneteenth are not based on facts

As the U.S. celebrates the second federal holiday honoring Juneteenth, several myths persist about the origins and history about what happened when enslaved people were emancipated in Texas.

June 20, 2022
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  • John Burnett
Sam Collins poses for a portrait at Reedy Chapel-AME Church.

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  • Race

The new Juneteenth federal holiday traces its roots to Galveston, Texas

Union Gen. Gordon Granger set up his headquarters in Galveston, Texas, and famously signed an order June 19, 1865, "All slaves are free." President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday last year.

June 20, 2022
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  • John Burnett
Sam Collins poses for a portrait at Reedy Chapel-AME Church.

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  • Race

The new Juneteenth federal holiday traces its roots to Galveston, Texas

Union Gen. Gordon Granger set up his headquarters in Galveston, Texas, and famously signed an order June 19, 1865, "All slaves are free." President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday last year.

June 20, 2022
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By:
  • John Burnett
Prescylia Mae raises her fist in the air during a Juneteenth re-enactment celebration in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 2021.

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  • Race

In states where Juneteenth is still not a day off, activists see a missed opportunity

It has been one year since Juneteenth became a federal holiday, but in roughly half of the country it is still not an official day off.

June 19, 2022
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Prescylia Mae raises her fist in the air during a Juneteenth re-enactment celebration in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 2021.

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  • Race

In states where Juneteenth is still not a day off, activists see a missed opportunity

It has been one year since Juneteenth became a federal holiday, but in roughly half of the country it is still not an official day off.

June 19, 2022
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Activist and author Helen Zia stands next to a painting of Vincent Chin in Detroit. The city is partnering with The Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication Coalition to honor civil rights efforts that began with Chin's killing in 1982.

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  • National

Vincent Chin was killed 40 years ago. Here's why his case continues to resonate

Forty years have passed since Vincent Chin was killed. But today's wave of hate incidents against Asian Americans make what happened in 1982 even more relevant in the fight for civil rights.

June 19, 2022
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By:
  • Wynne Davis
Abortion rights supporters march to the Supreme Court as part of a rally pegged to the Juneteenth holiday weekend.

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  • Race

On Juneteenth weekend, Black activists march for abortion rights

Black abortion rights leaders say reproductive justice and racial justice are inextricably connected.

June 19, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Chef Nicole A. Taylor pictured next to her new cookbook, <em>Watermelon and Red Birds.</em>

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  • Race

Chef Nicole A. Taylor talks red birds, red drink, and Juneteenth

Here on Code Switch, we love food just as much as we love history. So we couldn't let the Juneteenth pass by without getting into the culinary traditions that have been passed down for generations.

June 18, 2022
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By:
  • Karen Grigsby Bates
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