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Belfast has been the scene of violence between Protestants and Catholics going back decades. It also has a tradition of street artists making murals with a message. (via @NewsHourArts)https://bit.ly/2U81jCG 

"The stuff that interests me is the stuff that deals with the struggle and the joy, and where those two things meet," says Quiara Alegria Hudes.https://bit.ly/2SB142T 

A new documentary opens with a startling statistic: There were at least 200 lesbian bars, at their peak, in the late 1980s. Today, 21 remain. (via @NewsHourArts)https://bit.ly/3wEGyNu 

Some 20,000 people around the U.S. and 25 other countries apply each year by postcard, some quite fanciful, to have their names drawn for a coveted table at this restaurant. (via @NewsHourArts)https://bit.ly/3xvDjYz 

Railroad Park in Queens, a 16-acre natural area that’s home to migratory birds, will be known as Gwen Ifill Park. (via @NewsHourArts)https://bit.ly/3ztTw2t 

Antibody tests are not an effective way of making sure your COVID-19 vaccine and immune system are on task, says Dr. Jesse Goodman, who formerly directed the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.https://to.pbs.org/3i6jZg3 

The number of lesbian bars in the United States has decreased in the past few decades to 21, according to the Lesbian Bar Project. (via @NewsHourArts)https://bit.ly/3iMuntU 

This Juneteenth, catch Special Correspondent Brian Palmer's story from Salisbury, Maryland, about the nation's first truth and reconciliation process as the state reckons with a racist, violent past.https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/maryland-reckons-with-a-violent-racist-past …

In photographer @lostblackboy's new book, “Queer Love in Color,” he hopes to show the world a wider spectrum of what love can look like. Jordan spent a year documenting the relationships of LGBTQ+ couples of color in the U.S., Canada, and South Africa.https://to.pbs.org/3vEM3dx 

More than 6,500 people in America, mostly Black men, were lynched between 1865 and 1950. Brian Palmer reports on Maryland's truth and reconciliation process, the first in the nation, to reckon with parts of its violent, racist past.https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/maryland-reckons-with-a-violent-racist-past …

What does justice look like in civil rights era killings, decades after the crimes went unsolved or unpunished? Listen to the first episode of @frontlinepbs's #Unresolved podcast.https://to.pbs.org/3xqNVYJ 

Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, and Pride Month celebrates the LGBTQ+ community — but while representation of each community has grown in mainstream culture, it still lags behind for people who are members of both.https://to.pbs.org/3vEM3dx 

“Three strikes, you're out”: That’s how Sec. Becerra responded to the third challenge to the ACA shot down by the U.S. Supreme Court. He said President Joe Biden plans to build on the health care policy championed by former President Barack Obama.https://to.pbs.org/3wFWejE 

Juneteenth — the day marking the end of slavery — is a federal holiday. Here’s why that’s important.https://to.pbs.org/3wD51Te 

Railroad Park in Queens, a 16-acre natural area that’s home to migratory birds, will be known as Gwen Ifill Park. (via @NewsHourArts)https://to.pbs.org/3zyLKV0 

Transgender men and nonbinary people who are pregnant or trying to conceive are still more likely than not to face a reproductive health system that fails to acknowledge them for who they are, according to our reporting.https://to.pbs.org/3yEZBIK 

As Americans mourn 600,000 lives lost to COVID-19, two states once hit hard by the pandemic have ended nearly all health restrictions on gatherings. But states where vaccinations are lagging are not out of the woods yet, especially with the Delta varianthttps://to.pbs.org/3vnVEpf 

For the first time since the Magellan mission in 1989, NASA plans on returning to Venus to uncover mysteries that the planet holds.https://to.pbs.org/3zsbEth 

Nearly six months after pro-Trump rioters overwhelmed the U.S. Capitol, the White House has published its framework for how it intends to combat one of the most pressing national security threats — domestic terrorism.https://to.pbs.org/3pXW7x1 

In a bid to become a “leading advocate for women,” the Victoria’s Secret lingerie company is rebranding, hiring new faces like soccer star Megan Rapinoe. Here’s what prompted the change.https://to.pbs.org/35AVgck