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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
4 years after George Floyd's death, are Detroit companies meeting DEI promises?
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo Finance· 13 hours agoFour years ago, George Floyd, a Black man, was killed by police, sparking nationwide protests and...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 12 hours agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 17 hours agoGeorge Floyd suffered as he died. Plenty of violent cops kill unarmed Black men for trifling reasons but Chauvin didn’t just extinguish Floyd, he ensured ...
Explaining the Origins of Juneteenth
Snopes via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoAfter more cases of police brutality resulting in the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and other Black people in 2020, Juneteenth...
The history and significance of Juneteenth
WAVY via Yahoo News· 6 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.
Federal courthouse in downtown Portland removes fence erected during 2020 protests
KOIN via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoThe fences surrounding the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in downtown Portland are being removed...
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoJuneteenth is an official holiday first held to mark the close of slavery after the Civil War in Texas, but the George Floyd protests made it mainstream.
What does Juneteenth mean in an era of ongoing racial unrest? Study and celebrate more.
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoBut what does Juneteenth mean in a day and age where racial injustice continues to challenge and...
