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The origins of Juneteenth: History, celebrations and more
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 5 days agoGeneral Order No. 3 It wasn’t until Granger traveled to Galveston, Texas, and performed a public...
'Pandora's Box' of polyamory, child marriages possible under proposed California amendment, group...
AOL· 3 days agoA pro-family California organization is warning that a proposed state constitutional amendment to eliminate the traditional definition of marriage from ...
Thousands in Kenya demonstrate against proposed new taxes
WKMG ClickOrlando· 2 days agoThousands of mostly young people demonstrated Thursday in Kenya’s capital and across the country against new tax proposals by the administration of President William Ruto in its annual budget ...
Credit Where It’s Due: A Juneteenth Tribute to Soaps’ Groundbreaking Black Characters
SheKnows· 3 days agoMind you, although it was on June 19, 1865, that the final enforcement of the Emancipation...
The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoFor 246 years, slavery was both accepted custom and law of the land, until a brutal war between the...
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law will test religion-friendly courts, experts say
Anchorage Daily News· 1 day agoLouisiana’s law requiring the Ten Commandments in every classroom will test the new legal climate...
Measure to restrict tax increases cannot appear on November ballot, California Supreme Court rules
Los Angeles Times· 1 day agoA ballot measure that would have required voter approval for any future state tax increases violates...
A Miami-Dade man, 83, believes his father was among the last Americans born into slavery
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe holiday’s roots trace back to June 19, 1865, when U.S. troops led by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger...
Louisiana requires display of Ten Commandments in all classrooms
Reuters· 2 days agoThe American Civil Liberties Union immediately announced it would sue to block the law, saying it...
Thousands in Kenya Demonstrate Against Proposed New Taxes
US News & World Report· 2 days agoThousands of mostly young people demonstrated Thursday in Kenya’s capital and across the country against new tax proposals by the administration of President William Ruto in its annual budget ...
