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How we uncovered the true story of 40 Acres and a Mule
Mother Jones· 17 hours ago40 Acres and a Lie tells the history of an often-misunderstood government program that gave formerly enslaved people land titles after ...
Where to celebrate Juneteenth in DC, Maryland and Virginia
WDVM via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWASHINGTON (DC News) — Juneteenth is a time for family, friends and community to celebrate the end ...
Michigan Chronicle co-owner, entrepreneur, philanthropist William Pickard dies at 83
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoIn 2019, Pickard was awarded the “The Michigan Lifetime Humanitarian Award...
Opal Lee’s Walk for Freedom won’t be in Fort Worth this year, but its mission is unchanged
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 days agoThe walk will move back to Fort Worth in 2025 and will take place in Washington, D.C., in 2026 at...
What is Juneteenth, aka Freedom Day or Jubilee Day? End of American slavery commemorated
Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn fact, it took two and half years until Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, with 2,000 ...
DC/DOX returns to downtown with a bursting slate of documentaries
Washington Post· 2 days agoSitney, “literally an invitation for transformation.” When AFI Docs paused operations indefinitely...
Michigan Chronicle co-owner, entrepreneur, philanthropist William Pickard dies at 83
Gannett via AOL· 17 hours agoIn 2019, Pickard was awarded the “The Michigan Lifetime Humanitarian ...
These American Women Stood Out in Paris During Its Modernist Heyday
The Bulwark· 7 days agoIN 1900, PARIS DAZZLED. The Exposition universelle was held from April to November that year, and 50 million visitors flocked to see Modernism celebrated in such wondrous ...
Ancestry Releases Records of 183,000 Enslaved Individuals in America
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoThanks to the rise of commercial genealogy platforms, millions of Americans are now researching...
When is Juneteenth? What is Juneteenth? Here's why we celebrate, plus events in Asheville
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn June, the United States will celebrate the date aptly described as our country’s second...