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City of El Paso closed for Juneteenth observation - KVIA
ABC 7 El Paso· 17 minutes agoEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The City and County of El Paso will be closed as they observe Juneteenth....
The Juneteenth Books That Historians, Activists And Others Want You To Read
HuffPost· 2 hours ago“Watermelon and Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations” by Nicole A. Taylor,...
Juneteenth also serves as a warning. Millions of Americans want to go backwards.
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoThere was something that happened recently that may not seem like it’s relevant to Juneteenth but it is. You’d be making a mistake to ignore it. The far-right group Turning ...
Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history
Indiana Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoWhy, they ask, did I like learning about slavery given that it was so horrible and harsh? How could...
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 3 hours agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoThe actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first...
Juneteenth holiday: An important moment to contemplate our nation’s past and present
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoWhat in the world could they have been thinking? That’s one of the questions (or, at least, one...
Juneteenth has fallen victim to racial capitalism. Black Americans are no longer the focus.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoLouisville has lost the heart of Juneteenth not even five years after it became a federal holiday....
What you may not know about the ‘Father of Juneteenth’ Al Edwards
theGrio via AOL· 2 hours agoThe Texas state representative, who died one year before Juneteenth became a federal holiday,...
Juneteenth flag raised over Wisconsin Capitol for fifth year
Wisconsin Examiner via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoDemocratic Gov. Tony Evers raised the Juneteenth flag over the Wisconsin State Capitol for the fifth...