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Jillian Michaels complains on CNN that Smithsonian teaches β€˜just one race’ is responsible for U.S. slavery

β€œI'm surprised that you’re trying to litigate who was the beneficiary of slavery and who was not,” host Abby Phillip said.

Juneteenth and LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations lose sponsors as companies drop DEI

Several Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled down or cancelled this year due to companies and governments dropping DEI.

Remember Charlottesville, when Trump saw 'very fine people on both sides'? Today, he'd pick just one

Opinion: For Trump, it’s raging racism instead of dog-whistles after his Oval Office ambush of South African President Ramaphosa, writes John Casey.

Chris Kluwe got arrested protesting MAGA. He's still protesting because 'it's the right thing to do'

Chris Kluwe tells The Advocate where the charges against him stand, and why he keeps speaking out.

The Juneteenth flag is full of symbols. Here’s what they are and what they mean

The flag is the brainchild of activist Ben Haith, founder of the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation (NJCF).

Teachers are tired of the culture wars β€” and many support LGBTQ+ curricula, Pew survey finds

If there's one thing teachers can agree on, it's that government overreach has gone too far.

What will Nikki Haley, Trump’s β€˜little kink’ on his quest to autocracy, do after losing New Hampshire?

After today’s New Hampshire primary, Haley will likely drop out and save herself from further humiliation, writes John Casey.

As the election begins today will it be Biden, Trump or none-of-the above?

The Iowa caucus traditionally starts the presidential election in what might be the most nontraditional primary and general election of our lifetimes.

Kamala Harris Gives Fiery Speech About Florida Whitewashing History of Slavery

β€œTo debate whether enslaved people benefited from slavery β€” are you kidding me?” she said.

The Importance of Juneteenth - the Newest Federal Holiday

In 2021, Juneteenth became the latest federal holiday in the US β€” the first to be approved since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.