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Google celebrates Juneteenth 2024 with a Doodle
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoArtist Christian Robinson from Oakland, Calif., created Wednesday's Google Doodle to commemorate Juneteenth, a federal holiday marking the emancipation...
GOP effort to restore Confederate ‘Mammy’ monument narrowly defeated
The Hill· 5 days agoA Republican-led effort to restore a confederate statue featuring a Black “Mammy” in Arlington...
House GOP leaders, Rep. Donalds vote to reinstall Confederate memorial
Washington Post· 5 days agoNearly 200 House Republicans voted Thursday to reinstall a Confederate memorial at Arlington...
Confederate names make comeback, triggering lawsuits
The Hill via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA Virginia school district was sued this week after it restored Confederate military names for two buildings, foreshadowing a broader battle that is...
Juneteenth is a time for assessment
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoThe purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation was to free enslaved people of African descent. While many enslaved Africans in the Confederate states were...
Appreciating our enslaved ancestors despite the relics of the Confederacy
NPR· 9 hours agoAnd all the Juneteenth parties and remembrances reminded me of an article my uncle sent me recently. It’s about a group of Black citizens who filed a federal lawsuit in an attempt to get rid ...
Virginia NAACP files lawsuit against school for reinstating Confederate names
Rolling Out· 6 days agoThe Virginia NAACP has initiated a federal lawsuit against the Shenandoah County School Board for...
Indiana House Republicans want Confederate Memorial reinstalled at Arlington National Cemetery
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 4 days agoThe seven Republicans representing Indiana in the U.S. House each voted in favor of a plan to...
Editorial: Juneteenth is about more than the end of slavery
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 13 hours agoIt recognizes and celebrates a profound milestone in American history — the declaration of freedom...
Juneteenth is about more than the end of slavery
Olean Times Herald· 1 day agoGordon Granger in Galveston, Texas, with General Order No. 3 telling the people of the westernmost Confederate state that “all slaves are free.” Although...
