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The history and significance of Juneteenth
WAVY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country's second Independence Day—stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom.
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth is an official holiday first held to mark the close of slavery after the Civil War in Texas, but the George Floyd protests made it mainstream.
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The Root· 3 days agoNow Louisiana officers are being accused of abusing Jarius Brown, a 27-year-old who was arrested and charged with stealing a vehicle in 2019. According to the Associated Press, the ACLU of Louisiana ...
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The Root· 4 days agoThe family of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old who was shot and killed by Minneapolis police, and civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump have announced a federal lawsuit against the ...
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The Root· 4 days agoThe Tennessean reports that the effort to remove the bust began last summer during the protests against police brutality and systemic violence. While Tennessee ...
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The Root· 4 days agoProsecutors yesterday decided against charging two Atlanta police officers who killed a Black man in 2020, an incident that sparked sometimes violent unrest in a city generally ...
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The Root· 3 days agoEx-police officer Aaron Dean has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson, according to an ABC News report. Dean could’ve gotten ...
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The Root· 4 days agoThe lawsuit alleges Blake was subject to torture tactics by police officers during his arrest while attending April 2021. Attorneys for Blake state that the sheriff’s deputies ...
Juneteenth 2024: How Oklahoma's unique history still affects residents today
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 3 days ago"Enslaved people got nothing from building our country but lashes. They got nothing but separation...
Black Liberation and Palestinian Liberation are Interconnected
The Nation· 5 days agoFrom Detroit to Cleveland to Gaza, and everywhere in between, we must fight for a world built on...
