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Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 17 hours agoJuneteenth National Independence Day was launched to celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S.—but...
US laws created during slavery are still on the books. A legal scholar wants to at least acknowledge...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoSince 2020, a team of legal researchers has collected more than 12,000 cases involving enslaved...
Guided tours provide new window into Maine's ties to slavery
WCSH 6 Portland· 5 hours agoVana Carmona is the woman behind The Prince Project, a nonprofit dedicated to researching Maine's...
'Far less life-changing than it should have been'
The Week via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoCredit: Mark Felix / AFP via Getty Images 'Juneteenth is about more than the end of slavery' Los Angeles Times editorial board Juneteenth is "no more a...
Chicago Mayor Launches Black Reparations Task Force
Time via AOL· 9 hours agoThe Black Reparations Co-Governance Task Force “will conduct a comprehensive study and examination of all policies that have harmed Black Chicagoans from...
What will Brandon Johnson’s Reparations Task Force be asked to do?
NBC Chicago· 6 hours agoChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order this week establishing a Reparations Task...
Juneteenth is now just another holiday – you can tell by the merch
Maryland Matters via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoJuneteenth has been unable to escape the inevitable – commercialization. An online search for...
New research exposes the role of women in America’s slave trade
The Economist· 7 hours agoOver time historians came to agree that slavery was the business of men. Economists at Ohio State...
Juneteenth 2024 in NYC: What to do this Emancipation Day
New York Daily News· 5 hours agoArmy soldiers brought news of emancipation to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas — more than...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 14 hours agoJuneteenth is a celebration of the freedom, culture and empowerment of African-Americans. A holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US has been...