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On This Day, June 19: Deadly Hurricane Agnes makes landfall in Florida
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe storefront theater had 96 seats, charged 5 cents and prompted the advent of movie houses across...
Florida Republicans terrorized a teacher because of a Black Lives Matter flag. She hit back and won
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 days agoYears before, Donofrio had helped her students start a group called EVAC Movement. Once invited to...
Recognizing This Significant Day in History—Here Are 50 Quotes to Better Understand Juneteenth
Parade via AOL· 5 days agoIt's a celebration of progress. It's an affirmation that despite the most painful parts of our...
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHe later decided to focus on the arts, creating statues of historical African American figures...
How dependent on China do we want to be?
The Washington Times· 12 hours agoEnvironmental activists will need to decide very soon whether they are more concerned about the United States becoming dependent for energy on the...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 5 days agoOn 19 June 1865 - months after the northern US states defeated the slave-owning South in the US Civil War - enslaved African-Americans in ...formally...
These Must-Reads Will Give You a Better Understanding of Juneteenth
Good Housekeeping via AOL· 6 days agoThe book details the cross-country trip made by Black citizens to the North from the South and West....
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
Opinion: Juneteenth is a reminder of how far we've come
Yakima Herald-Republic· 2 days agoLast week’s local commemoration of America’s newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, was a heartening...
Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history
Ohio Capital Journal via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWhenever I tell high school students in classes I visit that I appreciated learning about slavery as...