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Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 2 days agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...
House Passes Bill To Automatically Register Young Men for the Draft
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBut equality in the service of a broader deprivation of rights is no virtue, and conscription...
Explaining the Origins of Juneteenth
Snopes via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFor some time, acting on the general order was done at freed people's own peril. The order was not followed by former slave...have officially recognized...
Labour’s race equality act will only divide Britain further
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn my book “Black Success: The surprising Truth”, I argue a case from my own life and wider that...
Haiti's Transitional Council Has a Blind Spot
Foreign Policy Magazine· 1 day agoOn May 28, Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council elected former Prime Minister Garry Conille to lead the country once again and head its transitional...
Opinion | Who should be Trump’s VP? Post columnists rank his options.
Washington Post· 2 days agoWith Donald Trump’s veepstakes in full gear, we conducted a very scientific poll of 16 Post Opinions...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 23 hours ago“Have that full human experience of seeing yourself in and through the eyes of others, even if that’s not your own lived experience,” she said. “That is...
The history and significance of Juneteenth
WAVY via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoJuneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country's second Independence Day—stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom.
Michigan marks its 1st Juneteenth as an official state holiday
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“On Juneteenth, we come together to celebrate fundamental American values of freedom and equality,...
The Albanese government has ordered an inquiry into native title – why is it needed?
The Conversation· 12 hours agoCommission (ALRC) would review the Native Title Act to “rectify any inefficacy, inequality or unfairness”. The purpose of the Native Title Act is to ensure ...