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Florida Republicans terrorized a teacher because of a Black Lives Matter flag. She hit back and won
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"I was taught that the chiefs of the tribes in Africa sold their people into slavery," an angry...
Are America’s leading presidential candidates up to it?
The Economist· 9 hours agoOne, from a star-studded fund-raiser held in Los Angeles on June 15th, shows Mr Biden staring...
Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history
Indiana Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWhenever I tell high school students in classes I visit that I appreciated learning about slavery as...
Recognizing This Significant Day in History—Here Are 50 Quotes to Better Understand Juneteenth
Parade via AOL· 1 day agoIt was first celebrated in Texas on June 19th, 1866 to commemorate the end of slavery and enslaved...
On This Day, June 19: Deadly Hurricane Agnes makes landfall in Florida
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe storefront theater had 96 seats, charged 5 cents and prompted the advent of movie houses across...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 1 day agoGranger to bring the proclamation into effect in the state of Texas is seen by many as the true end of slavery. Why is it called Juneteenth? The word was...
32 Juneteenth Quotes and Captions to Honor the Day
LOVE to KNOW via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBarack Obama "Words of Emancipation didn't arrive until the middle of June, so they called it Juneteenth...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 days agoWith his political obligations in the rearview, our forever President Barack Obama has settled into a comfy life of content creation. The production company ...
How Willie Mays, and my first visit to the ballpark with my dad, changed my life | Opinion
Modesto Bee via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoMays’ example demonstrates that greatness is possible in America when opportunity is conferred upon...
Slavery, whaling and freedom: Hawaiʻi celebrates Juneteenth
KHON 2 Honolulu· 6 days agoKHON2.com had the opportunity to sit down with three dedicated individuals who are ensuring that...