Search results
Commemorating Juneteenth around Greater New Orleans and virtually
WGNO via Yahoo News· 3 days agoDay Celebration Fuhrmann Auditorium — 317 North Jefferson Ave., Covington Wednesday, June 19 Virtual...
When is Juneteenth? Did the holiday start in Texas? Here’s everything you need to know
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAfter Fort Worth’s own Opal Lee walked 1,400 miles to Washington D.C to get nationwide recognition...
Fact Check: Contrary to Partisan Claims, Trump Didn't Call Neo-Nazis and White Supremacists 'Very...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA horrible moment. But there are two sides to the country. Despite Trump's explicit condemnation of...
A white mob in Ohio denied land to hundreds of former slaves, a lawmaker wants to right that wrong
Ohio Capital Journal via Yahoo News· 5 days agoDuring the height of summer in 1846, a mob of white Mercer County residents surrounded a group of...
Donald Trump campaign's Juneteenth message compared to Joe Biden's
Newsweek· 2 days agoThe campaigns of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump shared messages commemorating...
John W. Jones statue unveiling June 22: Why Elmira is celebrating its 'American hero'
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIt's an honor that's long overdue, said museum President Talima Aaron. "This has been my dream, and...
Harriette Gillem Robinet, scientist, civil rights activist and lauded children's author, dies at 92
Chicago Sun-Times· 4 hours agoMs. Robinet died on May 17. Ms. Robinet was a longtime member of the Society of Midland...
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America
The Arizona Republic· 3 days agoIn essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation...
The Switch Up — The living legacy of Juneteenth
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFor more than 400 years, 15 million Africans were the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, according to data from the United Nations. By 1860, when...