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The Root· 5 days agoAmir Rahkare Locke, a 22-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by Minneapolis police Wednesday morning. Police camera footage of the ...
Here’s what’s open (and closed) on Juneteenth 2024
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoWar officially ended, the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered free when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas. The day became known as...
Digestible: Tepetonka golf club partnership, Rogers' future, labor disputes - Minneapolis / St. Paul...
The Business Journals· 3 days agoCraft & Crew Hospitality has chosen Rogers to open another The Block Food + Drink restaurant. The...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSupport for making Juneteenth a federal holiday had gained momentum after the widespread outrage...
How George Floyd’s Death Exposed a Fake Syndrome: ‘Excited Delirium’
Scientific American· 4 days agoOn May 25, 2020, George Floyd was arrested for allegedly using a counterfeit $20 bill to buy...
Black advocates to use Juneteenth to demand political change
The Hill via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAs the nation recognizes Juneteenth this year, leading Black voices plan to use the holiday to call...
Another year without SC Juneteenth recognition, where Confederate Memorial Day is celebrated
The Post and Courier· 2 days agoOn the U.S. Naval Hospital grounds adjoining the old Fort Frederick stands a grand live oak. Under...
What's open and what's closed on Juneteenth 2024?
Fortune· 5 days agoOn June 19, 1865, two months after the Civil War officially ended, the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered free when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas ...
Juneteenth: Black Congress members from Ohio discuss progress and problems since holiday’s...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 6 days agoIt took more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation for...
Lawmakers boost police pension system benefits
The Norman Transcript· 6 days agoOklahoma taxpayers are helping to foot the bill for millions of dollars in expanded pension benefits for police officers. Police in the system can retire...
