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The Root· 17 hours agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
The Story Behind 'Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown'
Time via AOL· 1 day agoWilliams tells TIME that her family started following Jim Jones when she...Yulanda Williams poses...
Juneteenth celebration around Central Florida
WFTV via Yahoo News· 1 day agoClick here for more information. Orange County Mayor’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Third Annual Juneteenth Celebration Date: June...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoIt was the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established in 1983. Biden...
Gov. Jeff Landry gives state workers Wednesday off to observe Juneteenth
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 1 day agoLandry issued an executive order at the end of last month directing the heads of state agencies and...
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The Root· 18 hours agoEllison, who is Black, started by talking about how revered King is in the Black community...before spending the next 40 or so minutes calling him a liar and an awful person ...
Community members excited about MLK Jr. Drive's Bike the BID event Saturday
TMJ4 Milwaukee· 4 days agoMartin Luther King Jr. Drive will be busy on Saturday as the Historic Martin Luther King ...
How are federal holidays created?
CBS News· 2 hours agoIt was on that day in 1865 that slaves in Galveston, Texas were finally freed — two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth, it...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 16 hours agoNed Lamont’s desk after passing the House 148-1 and clearing the senate 30-1. In June 2021, Juneteenth first became a federal holiday, becoming the first new federal holiday since Martin ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 1 day agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
