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'I think the struggle to overturn that system was worth it'; Juneteenth honors end of slavery,...
News Channel 5 Cleveland· 4 days agoJuneteenth has only been a federal holiday since 2021, following a decades-long movement to recognize the end of slavery in the U.S. Regennia Williams, Ph.D., started diving ...
Wheeling’s Juneteenth celebration marks a day of freedom and remembrance
WTRF Wheeling· 4 days agoWHEELING, W.V. — June 19 is all about freedom, marking the day when Union soldiers landed in...
GOP candidate doubles down on Juneteenth remarks about Black Americans
Newsweek· 3 days agoA Republican candidate for Missouri's secretary of state has doubled down on her disparaging remarks...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoWhen it comes to the recent efforts to make reparations for descendants of American slavery happen, I am of two minds. It just seems like everything being ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
David Oyelowo on playing justice seekers, peacekeepers and men on a mission
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 4 days agoThis is FRESH AIR. Today marks Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when slavery ended in Texas, 2 1/2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect. One of the...folklore ...
Why you need to know about Juneteenth
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThere are moments in history that are nothing short of monumental, but they aren't broadly celebrated or acknowledged. Juneteenth is one of those days.
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth is an official holiday first held to mark the close of slavery after the Civil War in Texas, but the George Floyd protests made it mainstream.
The extraordinary lives of New England’s Black whaling captains - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 5 days agoWhat makes Cuffe’s story remarkable is that he accomplished all this as a Black and Native American...
Decades before Juneteenth became a holiday, Fort Worth had rich history of celebrations
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoOne of the earliest Fort Worth Juneteenth celebrations took place in 1882 with “music and dancing,...
