
Indigenous news: WNBA and Native heritage, hula protest, lacrosse comeback
Braids flying, sticks scooping, American Indian lacrosse players of all ages bring back a tradition that's more than a game.

Today in LGBTQ history: Stonewall Inn made historic landmark
Today the Stonewall Inn, site of the historic rebellion for LGBTQ rights was made a landmark by New York City's Landmarks Preservation Committee. The vote was unanimous.

As mayors meet in San Francisco, ending racist violence is a theme
One issue kept resurfacing: how to confront and deal with the virulent racism that remains a current in U.S. life.

Connecticut legislators - Whose side are they on?
Will thousands of kids be denied medical care, youth programs and adequate schools, or will corporate tax-dodgers be forced to pay their taxes?

The fight for affordable housing rages in New York
The rent stabilization program was allowed to expire and over 1 million households are now at risk of being priced out when their leases go up for renewal.

In Charleston, a city comes together in wake of racist killings
Twenty thousand people came together on a bridge in Charleston, marching in the name of love and unity against racist violence that took the lives of nine people in a historic black church. .

S. Carolina leaders call for removing Confederate flag from statehouse grounds
The Confederate flag features prominently in photos of the white youth arrested and charged with the murders.

Today in history: Olympic runner Wilma Rudolph born 75 years ago
"My doctors told me I would never walk again, my mother told me I would; I believed my mother."

Julius & Ethel's final day: June 19th, 1953
Despite massive, worldwide protests, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed in Sing Sing Prison; on this anniversary, their granddaughter has this message and shares videos.

To Mother Emanuel’s Denmark Vesey: your fight goes on!
Fighting off racist attacks is nothing new for the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C.

