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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJune 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 6 days agoA combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the annual federal holiday recognizes the end of...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAlthough President Abraham Lincoln ended slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, many...
How Lincoln dealt with depression and found greatness
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWhat do you credit President Lincoln with accomplishing? President Lincoln consistently ranks in...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 3 days agoOpal Lee has long made headlines in North Texas, and throughout the country. This time, she's being...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 3 days agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
The beauty of hate: A literary analysis of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Euphoria’
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOPINION: Kendrick Lamar’s latest beef ballad elevates the diss record subgenre to an art form, and...
Race relations task force in Burlington call its quits without funding or much support
The Journal Times· 6 days agoA task force on improving race relations in Burlington has voted to disband after a three-year...
About This Alabama Bill To Make Workers Choose Between Celebrating Juneteenth OR Jefferson Davis’...
Black America Web· 4 days agoFor all of the boasting the GOP has done lately about making marginal progress in attracting Black...