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What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 2 days agoApproaching this year’s Juneteenth holiday, MassLive asked readers and staff to identify Black ...
Police chief under investigation an ‘at-will’ Fresno employee, can get fired anytime
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoWhen he was introduced as the new chief in December 2020 by then-Mayor Lee Brand...described...
Cheltenham standout Brianna Smith is a ‘natural leader’ on the track and for other athletes at Duke
Philly.com· 5 hours agoNational Black Women in Sports Day isn’t officially celebrated until July 7. This weekend, Smith, a...
Voting in 20 EU countries underway as election for the European Parliament enters its final day
San Francisco Chronicle· 38 minutes agoTens of millions across the European Union voted Sunday in EU parliamentary elections in a massive...
LDS prophet David O. McKay came oh so close to lifting the Black priesthood ban. What happened?
The Salt Lake Tribune· 2 hours agoThen-President Spencer W. Kimball lifted the faith’s prohibition preventing Black men from entering the all-male priesthood and Black women and men from ...
Constitutions show government’s sometimes heavy hand in immigration through Texas history
Gannett via AOL· 6 hours agoIt might pain those who cherish Texas history as long taught to think of William Travis, commander of the Alamo, and Stephen F. Austin, the original Anglo colonist leader, ...
Portland Teachers Union Wants Kindergarteners To Wear Keffiyehs and ‘Pray for a Truly Free...
The New York Sun· 2 days agoA lesson plan produced by the teachers union at Portland, Oregon, teaches kindergarten students that...
Jewish students navigate rising antisemitism in Colorado, protests on their college campuses
Denver Post· 2 hours agoWe do not think Judaism and Zionism are the same thing,” Falconetti said. Statements like that are a...
Freedom rings for Juneteenth in Fort Smith, Springdale, Siloam Springs | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 4 hours agoThe name Juneteenth is based on the date June 19, 1865, when theUnion Army made it to Galveston,...
Jacksonville historian: Hans Tanzler was city's most important mayor since consolidation
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoHis response at first puzzled me. He...Florida This guest column is the opinion of the author and...