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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 12 hours agoAs our nation prepares to celebrate "Juneteenth," we should also keep in mind what else it took to end the legal status of slavery in America. It's a...
Editorial: Juneteenth is about more than the end of slavery
Los Angeles Times· 10 hours agoJuneteenth is no more a holiday just for Black people than the Fourth of July is a holiday just for...
Robert Hartwell on ‘Plantation-Style’ Home Renovation That Honors Ancestors: ‘I Deserve to Be Here’...
People via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoMax BREAKING NEW GROUND The home was built in 1820 "when slavery was still legal in many U.S....
Kansas, Missouri House Republicans voted to bring back pro-slavery, anti-US monument | Opinion
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThe Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery is a tribute to an insurrection devoted to...
Juneteenth is helping families discover details about enslaved ancestors
Axios· 4 hours agoJuneteenth's popularity is encouraging more descendants of enslaved people to research their...
On land, they could be enslaved. At sea, they were whaling captains who made history. - The Boston...
The Boston Globe· 8 hours agoWhat makes Cuffe’s story remarkable is that he accomplished all this as a Black and Native American...
The Juneteenth flag is flying over Milwaukee right now. What is it, and what does it represent?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThis red and blue flag featuring a white star and sunburst in the middle is the Juneteenth flag. It...
County facilities closed, parking meters not enforced for Juneteenth | ARLnow.com
ARLnow.com· 31 minutes agoTomorrow is Juneteenth and that means a number of closures in Arlington. The federal holiday, on...
Is the stock market closed on Juneteenth? Will the post office be open?
Morningstar· 8 hours agoHere's what is closed on Juneteenth this Tuesday, June 19, to observe the newest federal holiday. As Americans prepare to mark Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery ...
Chicago Mayor Launches Black Reparations Task Force
Time Magazine· 4 hours agoThe Black Reparations Co-Governance Task Force “will conduct a comprehensive study and examination of all policies that have harmed Black Chicagoans from...
