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Local historian reflects on life of Salt Lake's Emancipation Day queen
KUTV Salt Lake City· 6 days agoIn 1898, 15-year-old Elnora Dudley was crowned Salt Lake City’s Emancipation Day Queen. Salt Lake’s...
Civil War tablets honoring Amherst veterans help open high schoolers’ eyes to unsung Black history
Daily Hampshire Gazette· 6 days agoAfrican American soldiers from Amherst who served in the famed 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment...
James Longstreet’s Lessons in Leadership
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 6 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
Juneteenth: What's open & what's closed on America’s newest federal holiday
TheStreet.com· 3 days 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 ...
Embracing Tradition: The History, Significance And Cultural Legacy Of Black Family Reunions
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBlack family reunions are a cherished tradition in African American communities, symbolizing unity,...
How To Build A Whiskey Unicorn
Forbes· 3 days agoIN southern Tennessee, where whiskey falls somewhere between a religion and Disneyland, Fawn Weaver looks across the 458-acre distillery–cum–amusement...
Kentucky governor designates Juneteenth a holiday, bans hairstyle discrimination
theGrio via AOL· 4 days agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had...
'Grandmother of Juneteenth' urges New Mexicans to step up for their communities
Santa Fe New Mexican· 20 hours agoA 97-year-old retired teacher and activist who helped lead a movement to have Juneteenth recognized...
Video: Leyla McCalla Shares Inspiring New Video For 'Open The Road'
Broadway World· 2 days agoEnveloped in indigo and embarking on a journey of self-discovery, Leyla McCalla and her band...
Gov. Andy Beshear signs Juneteenth and CROWN Act executive orders
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe holiday was originally celebrated in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and...