Search results
What's Juneteenth and what's open, closed? Here's what Augusta-area residents need to know
Gannett via AOL· 3 hours agoThe executive order outlawed slavery in Confederate states beginning Jan. 1, 1863, the midpoint of...
Why red food and drinks have become powerful symbols on Juneteenth
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoCommunities around the country celebrate Juneteenth with red foods and drinks to symbolize the...
Virginia NAACP files lawsuit against school for reinstating Confederate names
Rolling Out· 5 days agoThe Virginia NAACP has initiated a federal lawsuit against the Shenandoah County School Board for...
A Virginia school board restored Confederate names. Now the NAACP is suing.
UB Reporter· 5 days agoUSA Today quoted Carole Emberton in an article about a Virginia school board restoring confederate names to their schools. Experts previously told USA Today they think it ...
Juneteenth is Wednesday but N.J.’s state holiday is Friday. Here’s why.
NJ.com· 23 hours agoNew Jersey is celebrating Juneteenth for the third time this year, but once again, it will differ...
John W. Jones statue unveiling June 22: Why Elmira is celebrating its 'American hero'
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoTalima Aaron. "This has been my dream, and the trustees supported it," Aaron said. "One day I was...
Virginia NAACP sues school board for reinstating Confederate names
ABC News· 6 days agoThe Virginia NAACP sued a county school board Tuesday over its reinstatement of Confederate military...
NAACP sues Virginia school board over decision to restore Confederate names to schools
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe NAACP in Virginia and five students filed a federal lawsuit against the Shenandoah County school board in response to their vote last month to restore the names of two schools that previously ...
Indiana House Republicans want Confederate Memorial reinstalled at Arlington National Cemetery
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 3 days agoThe seven Republicans representing Indiana in the U.S. House each voted in favor of a plan to...
GOP effort to restore Confederate ‘Mammy’ monument narrowly defeated
The Hill via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA Republican-led effort to restore a confederate statue featuring a Black “Mammy” in Arlington...