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Opinion | What Frederick Douglass Learned From an Irish Activist
Mississippi Free Press· 3 days agoAs many as 30 Black abolitionists and activists also traveled to Ireland between 1790 and 1860....
Florida is behind the country in recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday
WINK TV Southwest Florida· 2 days agoJune 19, 1865, is the day Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced ...
Reflections on Juneteenth
Reason.com· 3 days agoToday is Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the abolition of slavery in 1865 ...
Juneteenth celebrations on Long Island: Gatherings at church, parks and a hospital
Newsday· 3 days agoOn this young holiday, they celebrated as suburbanites have for generations, with festivals and...
Juneteenth 2024 in NYC: What to do this Emancipation Day
New York Daily News· 4 days agoOn Juneteenth, New York City continues to offer a wide array of events to commemorate June 19, 1865...
Winston-Salem speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Jun. 21, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal· 12 hours agoWhat a humiliating spectacle last week in Washington when Donald Trump arrived to visit his...
Recognizing This Significant Day in History—Here Are 50 Quotes to Better Understand Juneteenth
Parade via AOL· 3 days ago/Parade 24. "The American education system has taught us as children that Black people have history ...
35 Sojourner Truth Quotes About Life, Faith and Equality
Parade via Yahoo News· 3 days agoShe ended up changing her name to Sojourner Truth in 1843 and she spent the rest of her years...
James Lawson Led the Faith-Based Struggle Against Plantation Capitalism
The Nation· 3 days agoThe Rev. James M. Lawson Jr. lived long enough to preach at the funerals of several of the American...
DACA at heightened risk while in litigation limbo
UPI· 2 days agoPresident Joe Biden delivers remarks during the DACA 12th Anniversary event in the East room of the
