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Juneteenth: a celebration amid deep concerns
Dallas Morning News· 24 minutes agoWhen Union Gen. Gordon Granger rode into Galveston on June 19, 1865, to announce that the Emancipation Proclamation would be enforced in Texas, as in the rest of the secessionist states, the ...
Teachers union boss says conservatives don’t want black kids to know how to read
BizPac Review· 15 hours agoStacy Davis Gates made an appearance on WBBM 780 AM to defend the union’s contract demands. Gates claimed that conservatives who expressed criticism of the demands “don’t even want ...
Chicago Teachers Union president raises eyebrows with claims about conservatives
Fox News via Yahoo News· 23 hours ago"Conservatives don’t even want Black children to be able to read," Davis Gates said. "Remember,...
On Juneteenth, family honors legacy of church founder, Black pioneer
AOL· 9 hours agoAbout 2 1/2 years later, on June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoHow was Juneteenth initially celebrated? Life remained brutal for formerly enslaved Black people in...
DeKalb County CEO runoff election results: Cochran-Johnson vs. Johnson
FOX 5 Atlanta· 8 hours agoDeKalb County voters headed back to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether former commissioners...
11 Inspiring Places Around the U.S. to Learn More About Black History
Veranda via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoFrom museums to theaters, there's plenty to do in these storied destinations. Here, the best trips...
Opinion | On Juneteenth, Freedom Came With Strings Attached
New York Times· 22 hours agoTo start, there is some debate over whether most of the estimated 250,000 enslaved people in Texas...
Fact-checking Byron Donalds’ ‘Jim Crow’ comments on Black families, conservatism
Austin American-Statesman· 6 days agoJim Crow laws were enacted over several decades after the end of post-Civil War Reconstruction in...
Commentary: Juneteenth should remind us how far we've come, how far we have to go
The Post and Courier· 11 hours agoThe national holiday of that event has become a time for cultural celebration, but it should also be...