Commemorating Memorial Day with Black heroes in mind serves ensures that their stories are included and preserved within the broader narrative of the holiday.
Memorial Day
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Honoring Black Americans’ role in the inception of Memorial Day
Commemorating Memorial Day with Black heroes in mind serves ensures that their stories are included and preserved within the broader narrative of the holiday.
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The complex relationship between African Americans and the military
African Americans have served in every military conflict since the Revolutionary War, yet faced discrimination in every branch of the Armed Forces.
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VIDEO: Dying man pleads ‘I can’t breathe’ as Mpls police keep knee on his neck
Anger and questions erupt over a video shot on Memorial Day showing a Mpls cop with his knee on a Black man’s neck. The man later died.
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Memorial Day: Why veterans are particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic
As the nation takes a day to memorialize its military dead, those who are living are facing a deadly risk that has nothing to do with war or conflict: the coronavirus.