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The legacy of a last name: A new memorial park honors the last names of the formerly enslaved
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 6 hours agoThe Freedom Monument Sculpture Park honors the millions of people who were enslaved in the United...
Live updates: Milwaukee celebrates Juneteenth
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoOriginally designed in 1997 by Ben Haith and illustrated by Lisa Jeanne Graf, the red, white and blue color palette is a reminder that enslaved people...
On eve of Juneteenth, exploring a personal connection
Axios· 19 hours agoMy great-great-grandmother, Francisca Martinez, was a woman of mystery who may have been born to...
How an Aristocrat Helped a Kremlin Nepo Baby Flee U.S. Cops
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA descendant of a Grand Duke and a former vice-governor in Russia has reportedly been arrested in...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 16 hours agoFor Black America, the demand for reparations is always an uphill battle. For example, there’s never any proposed legislation that green lights actual monetary compensation for descendants ...
California has a history of racist land seizures. Will reparations bills bring justice?
Los Angeles Times· 4 hours agoFew governmental practices have caused more rapid disruption or erosion of generational wealth in...
Paying reparations for slavery is possible – based on a study of federal compensation to farmers,...
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 hours ago(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary...
Mob chased Randolph Freedpeople away with bayonet, threats. Descendants deserve Ohio land.
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 6 days agoDenied their promised land, the Randolph Freedpeople were left to wander, eventually settling in...
On Juneteenth, family honors legacy of church founder, Black pioneer
Scripps News via AOL· 18 hours agoHow did he get from Virginia to Houston in 38 years? That is American history," Pastor McElroy said....
'Grave whispering': How a Somerville man keeps the story of Black US soldiers alive
Courier News via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoWhen Adair started working at the South Bridge Street cemetery in 2004, he first learned about six...
