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Before Juneteenth
The Atlantic· 1 day agoIt took place in New Orleans in the summer of 1864 to celebrate the day of liberation...Louisiana. Newly freed New Orleanians gathered in mass public...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 21 hours agoJune 1640: Virginia’s General Court created what many are calling the nation’s first slave when the court condemned John Punch, an African, to a life sentence of servitude ...
New book shows how Latino voters are dismantling America’s Black-white racial order | Opinion
The Sacramento Bee· 8 hours agoEditor’s note: This story is excerpted from “The Latino Century: How America’s Largest Minority is Transforming Democracy.” Written by Sacramento-based political strategist ...
The Beginners Guide to Celebrating Juneteenth
US News & World Report· 5 hours agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America. Many people get the day off work ...
The Truth About America’s Most Common Surgery
The Atlantic· 3 hours agoOne of the clearest manifestations of this disregard for mothers, Somerstein argues, is the procedure’s ubiquity.
Commentary: Juneteenth and the unfinished work of racial justice
Hartford Courant· 22 hours agoIn Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, Gen. Gordon Granger brought freedom from abstraction into...
‘Soulteenth’ festival celebrates Black culture in Lexington
WKYT Lexington· 3 days agoJuneteenth is a day that commemorates the day the last slaves were freed in the United States. It is...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 21 hours agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
Early version of Black Pride brought US a step closer to Juneteenth | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell News Service· 2 days agoAbout 30 years before the Civil War, David Walker went viral. The son of a free mother and an...
Where to celebrate Juneteenth in San Antonio
San Antonio Express-News· 2 days agoGen. Gordon Granger rode into Galveston and announced the last enslaved black people in Texas were free by executive decree. In 1980, Texas became the...
