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Here’s what’s open (and closed) on Juneteenth 2024
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 6 hours agoOver the years, though, the day of remembrance began to spread. It came to national prominence following the 2020 unrest that followed the murder of <...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 10 hours agoDonald Williams, who was a vital witness in the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police ...
Once nicknamed ‘Murderapolis,’ the city that became the center of the ‘Defund the Police’ movement...
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days ago(Neighboring St. Paul witnessed 38 murders last year — a historic high.) After the police murder of ...
Journalist shot in eye by Minneapolis police during 2020 protests enters hospice care
MinnPost· 1 day agoJay Boller at Racket reports Linda Tirado, a journalist who was shot in the eye by Minneapolis...
How Black Miami professionals see Juneteenth as an opportunity for cultural education
Miami Herald via AOL· 6 hours agoThe day became a federally recognized holiday in 2021 following nationwide protests and social...
Historic Lake Street building burned in Floyd protests will reopen on Juneteenth
MPR News· 1 day agoBoth remnants were kept to help tell the story of the protests that followed the police murder of ...
Who Really Protests, and Why?
The Atlantic· 1 day agoIn 2020, two major protest movements defined our political landscape: the racial-justice protests after the murder of George
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 5 hours agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 4 hours ago"I am so delighted to know that suddenly we've got a Juneteenth. "It's not a Texas thing or a black thing. It's an American thing." A Juneteenth...
Family of bystander killed during Minneapolis police pursuit files lawsuit against the city
CBS 47 Fresno· 6 days agoMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of a bystander killed during a 2021 police chase in Minneapolis is suing the city and alleging that dangerous pursuits are more common in areas of the city with predom…
