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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...
Juneteenth: What's open & what's closed on America’s newest federal holiday
TheStreet.com· 12 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery after the U.S. Civil War, and while government buildings and the NYSE are closed, most retail stores are open. Banks, federal offices, most state offices ...
James Longstreet’s Lessons in Leadership
The Dispatch via AOL· 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
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...
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...
Amber Rose is right: Joe Biden doesn’t care about Black people
theGrio via AOL· 4 days agoOPINION: The "Muva" of hip-hop's Donald Trump endorsement exposes a fundamental misunderstanding of...
Lies About American History We Were All Taught in School
Cheapism via AOL· 4 days agoA lot of U.S. history is too good to be true — and actually is not. Sometimes fact is ignored, or...
Kentucky Governor Takes Action on Juneteenth Holiday and Against Discrimination Based on Hairstyles
US News & World Report· 4 days agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on Thursday and expanded protections in state hiring and employment by banning discrimination ...
Civil War tablets honoring Amherst veterans help open high schoolers’ eyes to unsung Black history
Daily Hampshire Gazette· 3 days agoAfrican American soldiers from Amherst who served in the famed 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment...
Beshear makes Juneteenth a Kentucky holiday, protects natural hair in state workplaces
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 4 days agoGov. Andy Beshear on Thursday signed executive orders making Juneteenth an executive branch holiday...