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Michigan marks its 1st Juneteenth as an official state holiday
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWednesday will not be the first observance of Juneteenth in Michigan, but it will be the first time...
Morning Report — A nail-biting night for Good
The Hill· 3 days agoA conservative House incumbent’s too-close-to-call race in Virginia and a defeated Georgia candidate convicted of illegally demonstrating in the Capitol...
New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts
The Journal Times· 16 hours agoUnder the new law, all public K-12 classrooms and state-funded universities will be required to have...
Scorching temperatures, humidity making life miserable for millions from Midwest to Maine
The Beatrice Daily Sun· 2 days agoA blistering heat wave Wednesday extended from the Midwest to New England, leaving millions of...
What You Need to Know About Juneteenth - E! Online
E! Online· 3 days agoHow Is Juneteenth Celebrated? Known also as Emancipation Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, and Black Independence Day, Juneteenth celebrations began on...
What You Need to Know About Juneteenth
E! News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoNearly 160 years after the last of the enslaved African-Americans were freed, Juneteenth celebrations commemorating that fateful day have taken on a...
EDITORIAL: Juneteenth has significance as formal holiday
The Times and Democrat· 4 days agoGranger marched into Galveston on June 19, 1865, to announce the end of slavery and the Civil War to the last slaves. Also known as “Black Independence Day,” the moment has been enshrined as ...
Juneteenth observed in Louisville with parties, events to mark the end of slavery
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 3 days agoJuneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, commemorates the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in...
DACA at heightened risk while in litigation limbo
UPI· 2 days agoPresident Joe Biden delivers remarks during the DACA 12th Anniversary event in the East room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. June 20...
Juneteenth a reminder of ongoing struggles for freedom
The Hill· 4 days agoAlthough Juneteenth represents a day of freedom for Black Americans, many still struggle to realize...
