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How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 3 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
Democrats Must Change Their Whole Approach Toward White People
The Nation· 5 days agoDemocrats need to realize that if Donald Trump’s felony conviction won’t weaken his support among...
Explainer-What is Juneteenth and how are people marking the day?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIt became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by President Joe Biden....
The Sparrow House founder demolished family home to build a resource center in its place -...
The Business Journals· 4 days agoDomestic worker Evelyn Sparrow purchased a home at 1518 Prentice St., near St. Stephen Baptist...
Louisville Metro Council passes mayor's $1.1 billion city budget
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 1 day agoLouisville Metro Council approved the city's operating and capital budgets for 2024-25 Thursday...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 days agoAccording to WLKY, Joshua Jaynes testified before the Police Merit Board on Thursday in...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 days agoLouisville Metro Police officer Cory Evans was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday for striking a protester in the head with a baton during a May 2020 demonstration over Breonna ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 days agoCivil rights attorney Ben Crump is taking his story to Hollywood. Deadline reports that the lawyer is working with Matthew Carnahan (House of Lies) and Emmy nominee Nadia Hallgren (Becoming) ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 days agoProtesters fighting against police violence were awarded a historic victory this week. On Thursday, the City of New York agreed to pay over $13 million in a class action lawsuit brought on behalf ...
The Origins of Juneteenth and Why It Falls on June 19th
Time via Yahoo News· 5 days ago“It recognizes liberation, it recognizes freedom. Some people will refer to it as Black...