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5 things white people need to hear on Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 7 hours agoHow is there no law governing the people who make the laws? The one we have now was cool for the days of muskets, slaves and horse-drawn carriages. ...is...
'Unlocking a new part of Black history': Akron celebrates Juneteenth with rescheduled events
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 35 minutes ago"It makes me feel like the mayor is trying to tell the Black community that all of us are lawless,"...
Juneteenth Has Gone Mainstream. Should Everyone Be Celebrating?
Capital B via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThis story was originally published in 2022 and has been updated. Juneteenth has been celebrated for...
Knoxville depended more on enslaved people than history suggests | Know Your Knox
Gannett via AOL· 3 hours agoBlack Americans gained some civil rights and political representation during...that Black children...
How Black Miami professionals see Juneteenth as an opportunity for cultural education
Miami Herald via AOL· 13 hours agoThree Black Miami professionals spoke to the Miami ...and the ways in which they are celebrating it....
The nuanced symbols of freedom most of us miss in the Juneteenth flag
theGrio via AOL· 9 hours agoIt holds the same significance today as it did when it was created 27 years ago. There are a few...
Black sports history part of Juneteenth celebration in New Rochelle
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 4 hours ago"One (fact) stands out. I didn't know that because the Black hockey players at that time (the late 1800s) could not play with white people</ ...
The whitewash on Hawaiʻi’s history
KHON 2 Honolulu· 4 hours agoThe history of Black people in Hawaiʻi extends back to the era of King Kamehameha the Great.
Celebrating Juneteenth isn't rejecting the Fourth of July. It honors freedom for all.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoJuneteenth, a federal holiday on June 19 commemorating the emancipation of enslaved Black people,...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoThe arc: The curve extending across the width of the flag signifies a new horizon, i.e., the promise that remains ahead for Black Americans. The colors:...
