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What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held...
War of words after NYPD halts Bronx Black Lives Matter's Juneteenth celebration
CBS News· 18 hours agoThere was a Juneteenth standoff in the Bronx on Wednesday, as NYPD officers refused to the allow a...
Florida education panel decides former teacher who supported Black Lives Matter can reapply for her...
CNN via AOL· 7 days agoA former Jacksonville, Florida, teacher who said she was fired for displaying a Black Lives Matter...
Florida Republicans terrorized a teacher because of a Black Lives Matter flag. She hit back and won
Salon via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAmy Donofrio in front of Robert E. Lee High School Photo courtesy of the EVAC movement "Jesus...
Banks, Law and Consulting Firms Are Watering Down Their Diversity Recruiting Programs
The Wall Street Journal· 3 hours agoMANAGEMENT & CAREERS White-collar companies that once championed programs to recruit diverse...
BLM activist claims permit for Juneteenth event blocked by Mayor Adams, who says it flouted rules
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoThe leader of a Black Lives Matter group in the city accused Mayor Adams on Wednesday of blocking an...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 2 days agoThe Black Lives Matter movement, which has proven itself a defining force for human rights advocacy in our time, has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. The nomination was made by a Norwegian ...
GOP Candidate Tells Black Americans Seeking Reparations To 'Get The F**k Out' Of America
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoValentina Gomez, whose campaign for Missouri secretary of state has consisted of homophobic stunts...
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
