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What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 6 hours agoAlso known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or America's second Independence Day, Juneteenth...
Texas woman convicted of hate crimes for 2022 racist assault on Asian American women
NBC NEWS· 19 hours agoA woman in Plano, Texas, has been convicted on charges of hate crime in connection to a 2022...
US Navy "monitoring" Russian warships in sight of Miami
Newsweek· 9 hours agoAmerican and Canadian warships tracked a Russian submarine as it traveled along the Florida coast, ...
Aiken Civic Orchestra, choral society to perform patriotic concert
The Post and Courier· 2 hours agoDr. Maureen Simpson and guest pianist David Brown will perform a concert titled Let Freedom Ring at...
A Miami-Dade man, 83, believes his father was among the last Americans born into slavery
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoAt Tuesday’s ceremony, elected officials pointed to Bell’s family history as a jarring reminder of...
Explaining the Origins of Juneteenth
Snopes via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThe freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed...Black men and women, one year after the...
Copa America 2024 opening ceremony: Time, date, performers, event details and where to watch...
Sporting News· 3 hours agoThis is because it's been jointly organized by the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL)...
Here’s what’s occupying minds in Silicon Slopes
Fortune via AOL· 3 hours agoAhead of Fortune's upcoming Brainstorm Tech conference in Park City, founders, technologists, and investors describe the most pressing issues they face.
The nuanced symbols of freedom most of us miss in the Juneteenth flag
theGrio via AOL· 4 hours agoFor many African Americans, in the early 19th century, Haiti represented Black freedom and an...
