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Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America | Opinion
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 4 days agoEscaped slave and brilliant orator Frederick Douglass quickly praised the act that he had fought so hard for. “We are all liberated by this proclamation ...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America
The Arizona Republic· 4 days agoAfter 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, ending slavery in the rebellious states. Escaped...
Nathan Hare, scholar who led fight for Black studies, dies at 91
Washington Post· 3 hours agoNathan Hare, a scholar and writer who helped shape Black empowerment movements in the 1960s,...
Jonathan Majors Praises Girlfriend Meagan Good During Awards Speech: 'You Carried Me So Many Nights'
People Magazine· 7 hours agoJonathan Majors shared his appreciation for Meagan Good while accepting his latest award this...
Jonathan Majors Addresses Assault Conviction During Awards Acceptance Speech: 'I've Seen Darkness in...
People Magazine· 8 hours agoJonathan Majors says his faith has been both "tested" and "strengthened" by his assault and...
Morgan Freeman Explains Why He 'Detests' Black History Month: 'My History “Is” American History'
People via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAs previously reported, the month of February was chosen to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham...
SUV stolen with baby girl in back seat in Harlem; cops talk thief into surrendering
New York Daily News· 4 days agoA father who left his 2-year-old daughter behind in an SUV stolen from a Harlem street also left his...
The origins of Juneteenth: History, celebrations and more
theGrio via AOL· 5 days agoGeneral Order...idea that all men were created equal was aspirational and symbolized hope for...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSeveral years before Granger made his declaration in Galveston, famed American orator Frederick Douglass, himself a former enslaved man, spoke to an...
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN via AOL· 5 days agoHe later decided to focus on the arts, creating statues of historical African American figures...