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LIST: 2024 Juneteenth events in Jackson
WJTV Jackson· 17 hours agoJACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in...
IMF boss: ‘I care more deeply than my predecessors, and that’s not me bragging’
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 32 minutes agoYou might not know who Kristalina Georgieva is. But prime ministers, presidents and central bankers...
On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
The Columbian· 15 hours agoMy great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands, born into slavery in Oyster Bay, New York in...
Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 4 hours agoIt is certainly true that the best way to keep your voting rights is not to commit crimes. During this year’s legislative session, the House passed a...
"It doesn't take a big swing": Expert says "one group" ditching Trump over conviction — independents
Salon via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoBiden rolled out a $50 million ad campaign on Monday blasting Trump as a "convicted criminal" while...
Ricardo M. Urbina, Trailblazing Latino Judge in Capital, Dies at 79
New York Times· 15 hours agoBefore being appointed to the bench in Washington, he was a track star who became a symbol of...
An inside look at the plan for a new Oklahoma County Jail
KFOR articles via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Department of Justice (DOJ) has put Oklahoma County on notice that our current county jail is a ...
A journalist traces his family tree back to ancestor who served in Black regiment in Civil War
FOX 25 Boston· 17 hours agoMy great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands, born into slavery in Oyster Bay, New York in...
Plaintiff in CT’s defining civil rights education lawsuit wants to set record straight. See why.
Hartford Courant· 3 days agoO’Neill without Elizabeth Horton Sheff, but her place in the landmark 1989 civil rights lawsuit largely boiled down to happenstance. When lawyers organized a community meeting ...
Juneteenth Celebration spotlights continued fight for equality, justice
DJournalnow· 8 hours agoTUPELO — Wednesday marked the 159th anniversary of the day all chattel slavery in the United States...
