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Hundreds gather in East Knoxville to celebrate Juneteenth
WATE 6 Knoxville· 6 days agoKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Hundreds of people gathered in East Knoxville for a Juneteenth celebration...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt was the first new federal holiday created since Martin Luther King, Jr., Day in 1983. If you don't know what Juneteenth ...
Juneteenth ‘family reunion’ event educates Fayetteville residents
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMartin Luther King Jr. holiday in 1983. “It just gives me that historical feeling of resilience to...
Advice | There are better ways to protest climate change than spray painting Stonehenge
Washington Post· 3 hours agoLast week, two climate protesters walked up to Stonehenge dousing the 5,000-year-old stone monument...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBiden said: "All Americans can feel the power of this day, and learn from our history." It was the...
Gerth: In Kentucky, it's Oreo cookies and not Juneteenth that's important
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 4 days agoEspecially since, he notes, 42 other states approved Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday as state...
Granderson: Overcoming America’s past is everyone’s responsibility
Los Angeles Times· 4 hours agoIt’s been nearly 10 years since my cousin Ingrid Scott-Weekley passed away from cancer. Recognizing...
Legacy of the Negro Leagues to live on during MLB game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham
USA Today· 6 days agoThis is where the Birmingham Black Barons played in the Negro Leagues, the only league that...
Ravens celebrate Juneteenth, honor freedom on social media
Ravens Wire via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJoe Biden signing the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law in 2021. The Ravens got into...
"When We See Us": Swiss museum showcases 100 years of Black figurative painting
Euronews via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoAn ambitious exhibition, showcasing how artists have depicted everyday Black joy in painting over...