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Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoSupreme Court Building after the High Tribunal ruled that segregtion in public schoolsis...
NYC Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed, things to do
FOX 5 New York· 8 hours agoMany Americans will celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in...
Top 10 beaches within driving distance of DC
NBC Washington· 3 hours agoThe best public beaches near D.C., Maryland and Virginia have soft sand, waterparks, amusement parks, water sports, camping, movies on the beach —...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 9 hours agoAmong the campaigners for a federal holiday were Opal Lee, who, at age 89, walked from Texas to Washington DC in 2016 to raise awareness and persuade...
From ‘President of Pop’ to embarrassing uncle: The sad decline of Justin Timberlake
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoIn February of this year, Jimmy Fallon interviewed his old buddy, Justin Timberlake. For anyone who...
Boeing CEO testifies before Senate after another whistleblower comes forward | The Excerpt
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 hours ago-American slaves were notified that they had been freed, according to the National Museum of African-American History and Culture. Today a group of 26 black veterans will fly to Washington ...
Rudy Giuliani is turning to the Christian right for help with his bills
Mother Jones· 6 days agoFight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that...
The Weekend Scene: Lionel Messi at Commanders Field, polo on the National Mall and Juneteenth fests
NBC Washington· 6 days agoWe’re still smiling big after the Capital Pride Parade and digesting the HFSTival lineup that...
Queen City: The lost Black community swallowed up by The Pentagon
BBC News· 8 hours agoA thriving all-Black community flourished just outside Washington DC until its nearly 1,000...
Michigan marks its 1st Juneteenth as an official state holiday
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoWednesday will not be the first observance of Juneteenth in Michigan, but it will be the first time...
