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  • Published on 17:22 GMT

    Walmart apologizes for Juneteenth ice cream after backlash

    Walmart is apologizing for a new flavor of ice cream called "Juneteenth," which sparked a backlash and criticism that the company was attempting to cash in on the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S.  In a statement to Fox …

    Source: CBS News - Neutral
  • Published on 17:32 GMT

    Walmart Pulls Juneteenth Ice Cream After Cold Social Media Response

    Topline Walmart is backtracking on the release of its Junteenth ice cream after taking heat on social media for using the holiday as a marketing ploy to tout the ice cream under the guise of commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans. …

    Source: Forbes - Neutral
  • Published on 14:55 GMT

    Walmart pulls ‘disrespectful’ Juneteenth-themed ice cream

    Walmart was forced to pull its ice cream commemorating Juneteenth after it was blasted as “disrespectful” and “greedy.” “Share and celebrate African-American culture, emancipation, and enduring hope,” the ice cream’s label read.  The product, which boasted …

    Source: New York Post - Right-wing
  • Published on 17:59 GMT

    Walmart apologizes, pulls ‘Juneteenth ice cream’ after online backlash

    Placeholder while article actions load Walmart pulled “Juneteenth ice cream” from its freezers and apologized Tuesday after a social media backlash and accusations of commercializing a holiday meant to commemorate the end of American slavery. The retail …

    Source: The Washington Post - Neutral
  • Published on 09:26 GMT

    Baby formula shortage highlights inequality in US maternal support

    Maria Stant breastfed her first three children, but she found nursing her babies was a challenge once she went back to work. She worked as a server at a pizza place and then at another restaurant, and she could only afford to take a few weeks of unpaid …

    Source: The Guardian - Neutral
  • Published on 12:04 GMT

    Walmart pulls Juneteenth ice cream from shelves after backlash

    Walmart is pulling its Juneteenth ice cream off the shelves after backlash on social media. The ice cream had a swirl of red velvet of cheesecake flavors and urged buyers to "share and celebrate African-American culture, emancipation and enduring hope …

    Source: WRAL 5 - North Carolina - Neutral
  • Published on 15:55 GMT

    Amid Growing Backlash, Walmart Removes Juneteenth-Themed Ice Cream From All Shelves

    Following the audacious release of Walmart’s Great Value Brand, Juneteenth-themed ice cream, the outcry from social media was so loud that the retail giant is pulling the product off all shelves. According to FOX 11, Walmart has since issued an apology …

    Source: Black Enterprise - Uncategorized
  • Published on 15:07 GMT

    David Perdue closes out Georgia primary with astonishingly racist comments about Stacey Abrams

    Abrams was born in Wisconsin, spent her childhood in Mississippi, and went to high school in Georgia—it’s not like she arrived in the state a year before she started running for office—but of course that’s not how “Let her go back where she came from” …

    Source: Daily Kos - Left-wing
  • Published on 09:56 GMT

    Was Abraham Lincoln right?

    You are here: Home / News / Was Abraham Lincoln right? Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 1 (ThyBlackMan.com) Abraham Lincoln was a complex and conflicted human being. By most accounts, he genuinely detested slavery. However, like many prominent …

    Source: ThyBlackMan - Uncategorized
  • Published on 08:18 GMT

    Campaign Brings Human Trafficking to Light 

    By Sherri Kolade | Michigan Chronicle | Word In Black This post was originally published on Michigan Chronicle (WIB) – What would happen if human trafficking ceased to exist?   Businesses profiting from this form of modern-day slave labor would lose out on …

    Source: Sacramento Observer - California - Neutral
  • Published on 07:04 GMT

    Imani Perry to discuss ‘South to America’ at library series

    Author Imani Perry will be featured Thursday in the latest installment of Central Arkansas Library System's Speaker Series. Perry, the Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, will discuss her book, "South to …

    Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette - Neutral
  • Published on 06:39 GMT

    When it comes to race, Obama makes his point--with subtlety

    The night before the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum was dedicated, Barack Obama sat awake in his room at the Renaissance Hotel, agonizing over a speech he would deliver about a man he calls his political hero. As midnight approached, after excusing …

    Source: Chicago Tribune - Illinois - Neutral
  • Published on 06:44 GMT

    FREEDOM IS NOT FREE – Africa Unity Day: A Day to Rekindle the Dream of the Rebirth of Africa, as a Free Country!

    Tomorrow, 25th May, is African Unity Day. Back in the days when Africa had anti colonial political parties fresh from acquiring independence, the whole of May would be a month spent thinking and doing things about Africa’s history, reliving its struggles …

    Source: News Diggers - Neutral
  • Published on 01:26 GMT

    Walmart Slammed Over Juneteenth Product Sales

    Walmart was slammed online recently for selling and advertising Juneteenth-themed products, including ice cream, in honor of the national holiday. Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. and is celebrated on June 19, was only …

    Source: Newsweek - Left-wing
  • Published on 00:00 GMT

    France’s New Education Minister Sparks Surprise, Controversy 

    Paris —  At his swearing-in ceremony, new Education Minister Pap Ndiaye paid tribute to the nation’s teachers, singling out Samuel Paty, killed by an Islamist extremist in 2020. Ndiaye described himself as a symbol of meritocracy and diversity. Rather than …

    Source: Voice of America - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on 03:06 GMT

    History Prof. Leslie Harris announced as One Book One Northwestern faculty chair

    Northwestern announced history Prof. Leslie Harris as the One Book One Northwestern faculty chair for the 2022-23 academic year, according to a Monday newsletter.  Harris is a slavery historian and will organize content for next year’s One Book selection, …

    Source: The Daily Northwestern - Illinois - Neutral
  • Published on 02:36 GMT

    Remarks by the president at Howard University commencement ceremony

    By Special to the AFRO (May 7, 2016) 11:47 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you!  Hello, Howard!  (Applause.)  H-U!  AUDIENCE:  You know!  THE PRESIDENT:  H-U!  AUDIENCE:  You know!  THE PRESIDENT:  (Laughter.)  Thank you so much, everybody.  Please, please, …

    Source: Afro - Maryland - Left-wing
  • Published on May 18, 2022

    African Americans still face hair discrimination

    African Americans just can’t catch a break when it comes to hair discrimination. The constant discrimination they face because of their hair is the reason why we have the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act. The bill prohibits …

    Source: North Texas Daily - Neutral
  • Published on 01:02 GMT

    Teaching Black history would stem white supremacist violence like in Buffalo | Opinion

    David Barber is a professor of history at University of Tennessee at Martin. The cowardly white supremacist killings in Buffalo have underlined the importance of opposing the white supremacist efforts being made to prohibit the teaching of Black history, …

    Source: The Tennessean - Neutral

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