Black Lives Matter
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Heroes
Heroes USA
Ballerina Pushes Stereotypes Aside, with (Free!) Dance Classes for Minority Children
In order to see the change in the elitist art form that is ballet, the first Black woman to become a principal dancer in an American ballet company has launched her free after-school ballet program for children from minority communities.
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Society
Society USA
The Day Slavery Ended is Now an Official Holiday
Driven by the Black Lives Matter protests and the Democrats' takeover of the White House and the Congress, June 19 has officially become Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.
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Society
Society USA
Many Americans Ask for More Say in Where the Public Money Goes (Less to the Police, for Example)
Amid the nationwide protests over George Floyd’s death all over the United States, activists are now pushing for “participatory budgeting” and redirecting policing budgets towards school, mental health services, job creation, or public housing.