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True Vision Church honors pastor who led push for Juneteenth
San Antonio Express-News· 6 days agoAmong long rows of white markers, the Rev. Sherman Clifton Byrd lies at rest at Fort Sam Houston...
Louisiana Congressional Republicans back failed plan to return racist statue to Arlington Cemetery
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 5 days agoOther Louisiana Republicans who voted to return the racist statue to Arlington Cemetery are Reps....
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoMartin Luther King Jr. According to NPR, the desecration of the monument at MLK Jr. Park honoring the iconic civil rights leader was discovered last Friday and the graffiti ...
On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
ClickOnDetroit· 4 days agoMy great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands, born into slavery in Oyster Bay, New York in...
A journalist traces his family tree back to ancestor who served in Black regiment in Civil War
KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma· 4 days agoMy great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands, born into slavery in Oyster Bay, New York in...
Tributes pour in for Willie Mays after SF Giants legend passes away
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoTributes quickly poured in on social media from around the sports world and greater San Francisco...
A journalist traces his family tree back to ancestor who served in Black regiment in Civil War
FOX 25 Boston· 4 days agoMy great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands, born into slavery in Oyster Bay, New York in...
At Willie Mays Plaza, SF Giants and baseball fans celebrate life of a legend
San Jose Mercury News· 3 days agoGrieving Giants fans turned Willie Mays Plaza into a tribute. By Wednesday morning, his statue...
A journalist traces his family tree back to ancestor who served in Black regiment in Civil War
Associated Press· 4 days agoMy great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands, born into slavery in Oyster Bay, New York in...
On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
The Columbian· 4 days agoMy great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands, born into slavery in Oyster Bay, New York in...
