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With Juneteenth upon us, it’s time for us to rethink the backwards way we view reparations | Opinion
Philly.com· 22 hours agoThis year will mark the 159th anniversary of June 19, 1865, when thousands of enslaved African ...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 23 minutes agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 hours agoThe Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), one of the best sources for medical statistics, published its weekly COVID survey data, revealing that for the week of Sept. 13-22, 70 percent of
58 Juneteenth recipes from Black chefs and cooks
TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoFried chicken, for example, is a soul-food tradition that can be traced to the enterprising women who used chicken to build lives for themselves and...
When did Juneteenth become a federal holiday? It may have been recognized in 2021 but its roots are...
Gannett via AOL· 22 hours agoKnown as America's second Independence Day, Juneteenth is a reminder of African Americans' strength and resilience over centuries. Though it didn't become ...
The Deeper Meaning Behind the Juneteenth Flag
Good Housekeeping via AOL· 19 hours agoCivil War—and two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The holiday has been celebrated by African American...
South Carolina quietly canceled AP African American Studies. We wanted to know why.
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoUntil June 4, the Black principal at a majority Black school had his eyes set on a class that would...
Fort Bend County to construct African American Memorial in historic Kendleton
Community Impact· 2 days agoFort Bend County officials are set to break ground this summer on an African American Memorial to...
Is the Stock Market Open Today? Here Are the Hours for Juneteenth.
Barrons.com· 4 hours agoInvestors may be enjoying a mid-week pause thanks to Juneteenth. The last few months of 2024 have...
Mega Millions numbers for Tuesday, June 18, $61 million prize ahead of Juneteenth holiday
Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoJuneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day or the Second Independence Day,...
