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Inside the intense, person-by-person fight over the Black vote in a key swing state
NBC News via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoHe’s promoting dissension. He’s promoting dislike. He’s promoting ‘my way or the highway.’” Standing...
Meek Mill joins Murphy to launch N.J. clemency overhaul on Juneteenth
NJ.com· 5 days ago“Our nation’s journey towards racial justice has proceeded in fits and starts,” Murphy said in a...
On Juneteenth, family honors legacy of church founder, Black pioneer
Scripps News via AOL· 6 days agoAs we celebrate Juneteenth, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, Scripps News is...
An art mystery is solved, and a historic portrait goes on display
Washington Post· 8 hours agoNow, the mystery of the portrait has been solved, and it’s scheduled to go on exhibit at the...
Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. commemorate the abolition of slavery
AOL· 5 days agoThe U.S. is marking the national holiday of Juneteenth on Wednesday, which commemorates the abolition of slavery in the country. In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in Confederate states.
St. Louis archdiocese releases long-awaited report on Catholic slaveholding
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 6 hours agoLouis William DuBourg was just a baby in 1767 when his father, a ship captain and merchant, embarked...
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 days ago“Most people...Library of Congress Combahee River Raid Tubman is widely known for escaping slavery...
‘Bamboo Man and Drinking Gourd’ will commemorate Juneteenth
Times Leader· 5 days agoWhen Shavertown United Methodist Church opens its doors for “The Bamboo Man and the Drinking Gourd,”...
Juneteenth celebrations on Long Island: Gatherings at church, parks and a hospital
Newsday· 5 days agoOn this young holiday, they celebrated as suburbanites have for generations, with festivals and...
Juneteenth: Burned crosses in Miami mark racist past
CBS News via Yahoo News· 7 days ago(June 19th) marks the end of slavery in Texas and is the day the country commemorates the ending of slavery and freedom for African Americans. It's a...