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OneUnited Bank CEO: Ending slavery is the best economic decision America ever made
Fortune via AOL· 4 days agoThe decision to end slavery ultimately had the profound impact of making America the strongest...
Author Q&A: How the impact of a post-Civil War bank failure lingers today
Yahoo Finance· 5 hours agoAuthor Rodney Brooks unpacks the story of the rapid rise and fall of the Freedman's Bank created in...
Juneteenth 2024: How Oklahoma's unique history still affects residents today
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThat, to me, is a direct connection with slavery and the ways in which, over 250 years, we were...
The origins of Juneteenth: History, celebrations and more
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 6 days agoRecognizing Juneteenth...than ever, as campaigns to ban Black history and African-American studies...
In Sacramento, literacy is still a giant hurdle to achieving equality for all | Opinion
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOpinion The dark legacy of slavery continues to negatively impact the education of Black children....
Still miles to go on Juneteenth: Close the racial wealth gap
New York Daily News· 5 days agoToday is the relatively new national holiday celebrating freedom for Black Americans, who spent...
President Joe Biden Proclaims Wednesday, June 19, 2024, as Juneteenth Day of Observance – Says, “The...
Sierra Sun Times· 4 days agoPresident Joe Biden Proclaims Wednesday, June 19, 2024, as Juneteenth Day of Observance – Says, “The Army Arrived In Texas To Enforce What Had Already Been The Law Of The Land For Two And A Half Years — The Emancipation Proclamation”
Juneteenth 2024: Outdoor events, 5K, Black business showcase honor holiday in Binghamton
Press Connects | Press & Sun-Bulletin via Yahoo News· 7 days agoGen. Gordon Granger arrived...Day in 1983. Juneteenth is a day to celebrate the freedom of African Americans, and to reflect on it also shines a light on the systematic challenges ...
Meek Mill joins Murphy to launch N.J. clemency overhaul on Juneteenth
NJ.com· 4 days agoSlavery is banned everywhere in America except the prison system. The 13th Amendment states,...
A journalist traces his family tree back to ancestor who served in Black regiment in Civil War
FOX 59 Indianapolis· 4 days agoWASHINGTON (AP) — It was the middle of the night in the summer of 2021 when I finally found the...