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A Furious, Forgotten Slave Narrative Resurfaces After Nearly 170 Years
New York Times· 3 days agoJohn S. Jacobs was a fugitive, an abolitionist — and the brother of the canonical author Harriet...
How Fates Diverged in Hispaniola
Foreign Policy Magazine· 2 days agoThe highlights this week: The Dominican Republic reelects its popular president while neighboring Haiti prepares for a U.N.-backed security intervention...
At 91, he’s one of the last surviving participants in a US program some described as ‘legalized ...
CNN.com· 4 days agoSome of Sebastian Corral’s memories have faded. How unwelcome he and so many others felt even though...
Reparations package clears California's state Senate. What would the bills do?
The Desert Sun· 2 days agoThe three bills would create agencies and funding sources to begin compensating Black...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
ABC News· 6 days agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery ...
Culpeper NAACP to host Juneteenth celebration
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 5 days agoThe Culpeper NAACP will hold a Juneteenth celebration at Yowell Meadow Park on June 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The organization will celebrate ...
Juneteenth Proclaimed State Holiday Again in Alabama, After Bill to Make It Permanent Falters
US News & World Report· 6 days agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery ...
These 5 US military cemeteries in surprising nations are lasting reminders of America's global...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe American Battle Monuments Commission manages cemeteries and memorials in 17 nations around the...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
San Antonio Express-News· 6 days agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery ...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ tells DODEA students about struggle behind federal holiday
Stars and Stripes· 6 days agoMore than 200 students and teachers at Yokosuka Middle School began their Monday morning with a...