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Juneteenth: Black Congress members from Ohio discuss progress and problems since holiday’s...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 5 days agoIt took more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation for...
Understanding history of Juneteenth; federal holiday since 2021
WITI via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt's American history," said Tommie Boudreaux, who is with the Galveston Historical Foundation....
FSCJ professor: Political extremism between parties reduces ability to find common ground
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoIt is derived from the Greek words demos, which means people, and kratos, which means power —...
Matthew Bowman: Why more and more Mormon types are denying Joseph Smith practiced polygamy
The Salt Lake Tribune· 7 hours agoThe friends I went to high school with are generally a good barometer for what news, gossip and...
VOICES: For Juneteenth, read the full text of the Emancipation Proclamation
Dayton Daily News· 5 days agoEditor’s Note: On January 1, 1863 and three years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln...
Observing Juneteenth with a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation
NPR· 5 days agoThe troops told some of the last enslaved Americans that they were free. They were enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation, in which President Abraham Lincoln< ...
Museums, libraries and more: What's open and closed on Juneteenth in Chicago?
NBC Chicago· 4 days agoJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed —...
Historian highlights Juneteenth’s ties to Colorado history that are often overlooked
Summit Daily News· 4 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, a promise to free all enslaved African...
Opinion | In 1858, Lincoln made a mistake. President Biden, don’t make the same one.
Washington Post· 4 days agoCan he turn the election into a referendum on democracy — and win? The answer might depend on...
'Call of Duty: Black Ops 6' Teased in New Video from Activision
The Source· 3 days agoIn a teaser video for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, the faces of presidents George Washington, Thomas...