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How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 6 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America | Opinion
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt still took time for slavery to officially end when 13th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified six months later. Tragically, too many old confederates ...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFinally, the slaves in Texas knew that the long war was over, as was their far longer bondage. It still took time for slavery to officially end when 13th Amendment to the ...
Harvard study: Feds well-positioned to provide slavery reparations
The Day· 21 hours agoA man wears a button on his suit jacket during a rally in support of reparations for African...
Supreme Court opinion season nears climax: 5 major decisions to come
The Hill· 2 days agoThe Supreme Court is set for an enormous week. With just days left until the justices’ self-imposed...
The Supreme Court's Dubious Use of History in Department of State v. Munoz
Reason.com· 10 hours agoIn its important recent immigration decision in Department of State v. Munoz, the Supreme Court...
Credit Where It’s Due: A Juneteenth Tribute to Soaps’ Groundbreaking Black Characters
SheKnows· 6 days agoMind you, although it was on June 19, 1865, that the final enforcement of the Emancipation...
Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
Los Angeles Times· 4 hours agoCivil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten...
RFK Jr. claimed the 9th Circuit ruled vaccine mandates unconstitutional. That’s false.
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 4 days agoDisplaced workers can apply for openings, Sept. 27, 2023 ...all teachers and staff to be fully...
A Second Trump Term Would Double Down on Erasing Trans Rights. Here’s How Advocates Are Preparing.
Teen Vogue via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSince many of the anti-LGBTQ+ policies proposed by Trump’s campaign or Project 2025 would violate...