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How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAs the Black Lives Matter movement gained renewed power across the country and abroad the previous...
Louisville Metro Council passes mayor's $1.1 billion city budget
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 4 days agoLouisville Metro Council approved the city's operating and capital budgets for 2024-25 Thursday...
What You Need to Know About Juneteenth - E! Online
E! Online· 6 days agoHow Is Juneteenth Celebrated? Known also as Emancipation Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, and Black Independence Day, Juneteenth celebrations began on...
CNN Anchor: ‘Overwhelming’ Family Bombshell Gave New Meaning to Juneteenth
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCNN anchor Victor Blackwell has opened up about his own personal connection to Juneteenth after he...
Allen Johnson: News flash: Booing heroic officers isn't 'backing the blue'
Greensboro News & Record· 2 days agoBless her heart, the conservative provocateur Candace Owens sent me an email last week, warmly...
Why Reggie Jackson's powerful remarks on racism still resonate today
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoIt was in the past five years that George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, Breonna Taylor was shot...
Today in History: Title IX signed into law
Chicago Tribune· 2 days agoToday is Sunday, June 23, the 175th day of 2024. There are 191 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 23, 1972, President Richard...
Today is Juneteenth. What to know about what will be closed and why we celebrate
The Indianapolis Star· 6 days agoToday is Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United...
Juneteenth NJ Festival Makes a Comeback With Community Pride and Cash Cobain
Teen Vogue via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAfter the #BlackLivesMatter movement upsurged during the spring and early summer of 2020 following...
Explainer-What is Juneteenth and how are people marking the day?
AOL· 7 days agoIt became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by President Joe Biden. Long a regional holiday in the South, Juneteenth rose in prominence across the country following ...