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Juneteenth is on a Wednesday this year. Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe holiday rose to prominence in 2020 amid the nationwide protests about racial inequality after the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, Breonna Taylor ...
Louisville police major lodged the mishandled complaint leading to chief's suspension, attorney says
Associated Press· 3 days agoLouisville’s police chief was suspended this week because she mishandled a police major’s sexual...
VP Kamala Harris Dances On Stage, Gladys Knight Performs at Joyful Juneteenth Celebration
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhile Juneteenth has long been regionally recognized in the South, nationwide interest in the day...
Today in History
The Martinsburg Journal· 6 days agoToday is Tuesday, June 11, the 163rd day of 2024. There are 203 days left in the year. On June 11, 1955, in motor racing’s worst disaster, more than 80...
West Virginia Makes Juneteenth A State Holiday
Black Enterprise· 6 days agoOn June 7, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice released a state proclamation declaring Juneteenth a state holiday. The proclamation officially makes June 19 a...
The Internet Supercharged the Exploitation of Black Culture
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTracing a pattern from the 1915 propaganda film The Birth of a Nation to the media fallout from ...
Phoenix police investigation by the US Department of Justice
The Arizona Republic· 4 days agoPhoenix police use tear gas on protesters who were against then-President Donald Trump's visit,...
How to Celebrate Juneteenth This Year
PureWow via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJuneteenth (also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day or Emancipation Day) is a day to honor and celebrate liberation. Today, the holiday celebrates Black...
Doc Talk Podcast Dives Into ‘Black Twitter’ With Director Prentice Penny, Takes On Elon Musk’s...
Deadline via Yahoo News· 5 days agoElon Musk’s positions on race and racism can be viewed as problematic, to say the least — much like...
The best moments from the 2024 Emmys
The Day· 14 hours agoThe 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, held Sunday at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater, came on the heels of the previous night's Critics Choice Awards and just a week after the Golden Globes. Despite ...
