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A Miami-Dade man, 83, believes his father was among the last Americans born into slavery
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThe holiday’s roots trace back to June 19, 1865, when U.S. troops led by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger...
Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history
Indiana Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 23 minutes agoWhenever I tell high school students in classes I visit that I appreciated learning about slavery as...
Cy-Fair ISD textbook omissions, library policy being reviewed Monday
ABC13 Houston· 2 days agoBefore the last day of school on May 31, the board approved cutting half of its librarian positions...
30-year Cy-Fair ISD teacher fights board’s removal of science textbook chapters
Community Impact· 5 days agoAlicia Royer, who has been teaching science at Cypress Falls High School for 30 years, said she was...
Juneteenth, Jim Crow and how the fight of one Black Texas family to make freedom real offers lessons...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFor the formerly enslaved Black people in Texas, Juneteenth meant more than freedom. It meant...
Cy-Fair ISD trustees vote to give themselves prior review of library materials | Houston Public...
Houston Public Media· 14 hours agoTrustees for Cy-Fair ISD, a month after voting to remove sciencetextbook chapters that touch on...
Cy-Fair ISD Trustees Uphold Widely-Criticized Move To Gut Science Chapters
Houston Press· 21 hours agoOn Monday night, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD trustees backed their prior decision to remove over a dozen...
Obituaries in Fort Myers, FL | The News-Press
The News-Press· 13 hours agoBeloved Gigi to Cecelia Kopp; Natalie Kopp; Charlie Kopp; and Loved Nani to Tristin...
Juneteenth is a celebration of history many Americas tried to hide | Social views
The Patriot-News· 18 hours agoJuneteenth celebrations are sprouting up all over Pennsylvania just like in the rest of the nation....
At age 50, National History Day keeps pushing students to seek difficult truths through research
WJXT Jacksonville· 6 days agoBui, of Temple, Texas, is one of half a million young scholars taking part in this year's National...