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Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
KLAS Las Vegas· 5 days agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on...
Documenting and preserving Virginia’s largest, most revered trees
The Daily Progress· 7 days agoVirginia is home to nearly 80 national champion big trees, consistently placing the commonwealth in...
Local historian reflects on life of Salt Lake's Emancipation Day queen
KUTV Salt Lake City· 4 days agoIn 1898, 15-year-old Elnora Dudley was crowned Salt Lake City’s Emancipation Day Queen. Salt Lake’s...
On this day in history, May 23, 1900, Sgt. William H. Carney receives Medal of Honor
Fox News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOn this day in history, Sgt. William Carney received the Congressional Medal of Honor — the first...
James Longstreet’s Lessons in Leadership
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 days agoGrant (he attended Grant’s wedding) had no illusions as to what the war was about: slavery. As he recounted in his memoirs, the Emancipation Proclamation
The Rich History Of Drinking Hibiscus Tea On Juneteenth
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA cornerstone of Black history, hibiscus tea has maintained a stronghold in the culture. Despite its...
Beshear makes Juneteenth a Kentucky holiday, protects natural hair in state workplaces
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 5 days agoGov. Andy Beshear on Thursday signed executive orders making Juneteenth an executive branch holiday...
Amber Rose is right: Joe Biden doesn’t care about Black people
theGrio via AOL· 5 days agoOPINION: The "Muva" of hip-hop's Donald Trump endorsement exposes a fundamental misunderstanding of...
Civil War tablets honoring Amherst veterans help open high schoolers’ eyes to unsung Black history
Daily Hampshire Gazette· 4 days agoAfrican American soldiers from Amherst who served in the famed 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment...
A 97 year old visionary to visit Santa Fe
Santa Fe New Mexican· 4 days agoGiven that I’m a poet myself (as well as former poet laureate of Santa Fe) and fascinated by signs, synchronicity, or remarkable causal connections, I...