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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 11 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...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 15 hours agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
Explaining the Origins of Juneteenth
Snopes via Yahoo News· 13 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...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 2 days agoAttorneys for Brett Hankison, the only cop to be charged in the killing of Breonna Taylor, are emulating the defense ...
Student-led group holds 3rd annual Race-4-Justice
WAVE 3 Louisville· 4 days agoA group of Louisville student activists are trying to spread awareness about what happened to Breonna Taylor and change the community for the better....
Who is Paul Humphrey? What to know about LMPD's acting chief
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAs deputy chief, Humphrey oversaw the Accountability and Improvement Bureau, which was created with...
Eugene community celebrates Juneteenth
Gannett via AOL· 2 hours agoThe holiday rose to prominence in 2020 amid the nationwide protests about racial inequality after the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, Breonna Taylor...
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 14 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.
6 chiefs, 4 years: A tumultuous timeline of recent Louisville Metro Police leadership
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe final blow, though, came during the fallout of the police killing of Breonna Taylor, which...
Juneteenth NJ Festival Makes a Comeback With Community Pride and Cash Cobain
Teen Vogue via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoAfter the #BlackLivesMatter movement upsurged during the spring and early summer of 2020 following...
