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The site of the first free Black town in the U.S. is being rebuilt near St. Augustine
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoEstablished in 1738, the town sat...lay dormant for years until the mid-80s, its importance to not...
What does Juneteenth mean in an era of ongoing racial unrest? Study and celebrate more.
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 54 minutes agoAny events that become catalysts for change (such as the deaths of Trayvon Martin...always will be...
Chicago Teachers Union president raises eyebrows with claims about conservatives
Fox News via Yahoo News· 1 day 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· 13 hours agoAbout 2 1/2 years later, on June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced...
Teachers union boss says conservatives don’t want black kids to know how to read
BizPac Review· 19 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 ...
DeKalb County CEO runoff election results: Cochran-Johnson vs. Johnson
FOX 5 Atlanta· 12 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· 21 hours agoFrom museums to theaters, there's plenty to do in these storied destinations. Here, the best trips...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoHow was Juneteenth initially celebrated? Life remained brutal for formerly enslaved Black people in...
Blow: Juneteenth marked end to slavery; freedom’s taken longer | HeraldNet.com
Everett Herald· 2 hours agoTo start, there is some debate over whether most of the estimated 250,000 enslaved people in Texas at the time didn’t know about the Emancipation Proclamation.
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...