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Kentucky Governor Takes Action on Juneteenth Holiday and Against Discrimination Based on Hairstyles
US News & World Report· 7 days agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on Thursday and expanded protections in state hiring and ...
Death of Juneteenth bill in Alabama Legislature sparks accusations
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA bill that would have made Juneteenth a state holiday died in the Alabama Legislature, leading to...
A 97 year old visionary to visit Santa Fe
Santa Fe New Mexican· 6 days agoIn 1939, a 10-year-old girl’s family purchased a home in a white neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas, underestimating the level of local racial animosity....
Harriet Tubman Purple Hat Society’s Juneteenth Luncheon will honor six
Staten Island Advance· 17 hours agoThe Harriet Tubman Purple Hat Society will host its eighth annual Juneteenth Celebration on Friday, June 14 at Li Greci’s Staaten in West Brighton from 8 p.m. until midnight ...
Marshall-Harrison County Juneteenth Celebration plans underway
The Marshall News Messenger· 4 days agoThe Marshall-Harrison County Juneteenth Celebration is underway as organizers recently announced...
Remembering George Floyd, four years later
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoLest we forget, Floyd was unarmed and being detained for a nonviolent offense — using a counterfeit $20 bill to make a purchase. America witnessed the...
Seattle’s signature summer events, from Seafair to solstice
Seattle Times· 6 days agoWith so many options and only so many weeks before fall equinox (Sept. 22), here are some of the...
Alabama school districts launch summer feeding programs as report shows more children dealing with...
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 17 hours agoA new report from Feeding America estimates more than 884,000 people in Alabama, or 17.4% of the...