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Chicago mayor establishes ‘Reparations Task Force’
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 day agoChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Monday to create a task force focused on reparations for the city’s Black residents. As part of...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJuneteenth, the federal holiday that commemorates the end of allslavery in the United States, will...
Juneteenth: What's open, what's closed? Will you get mail delivery, trash pickup Wednesday?
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery. On this day in 1865, federal troops arrived in...
Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 15 hours agoJuneteenth National Independence Day was launched to celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S.—but...
Slavery and Empire Still Mark the British Countryside
Time Magazine· 1 day agoCornish copper mining, generally considered as part of a British national story of “ingenuity and...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs executive order for reparations task force
WSB Radio· 23 hours agoChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Monday to establish a Reparations Task Force...
On Juneteenth, family honors legacy of church founder, Black pioneer
Scripps News via AOL· 2 hours agoThe Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 freed slaves, but it did not immediately end slavery in places...
Juneteenth is about more than the end of slavery
Olean Times Herald· 5 hours agoJuneteenth is no more a holiday just for Black people than the Fourth of July is a holiday just for white people. It recognizes and celebrates a profound...
US laws created during slavery are still on the books. A legal scholar wants to at least acknowledge...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoSince 2020, a team of legal researchers has collected more than 12,000 cases involving enslaved...
Guided tours provide new window into Maine's ties to slavery
WCSH 6 Portland· 4 hours agoVana Carmona is the woman behind The Prince Project, a nonprofit dedicated to researching Maine's...