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On eve of Juneteenth, exploring a personal connection
Axios· 11 hours agoMy great-great-grandmother, Francisca Martinez, was a woman of mystery who may have been born to...
Sen. Tim Scott and Dr. Ben Carson host Juneteenth commemoration
KGNS Laredo TX· 10 hours agoWASHINGTON (Gray DC) -[ANCHOR] Juneteenth is a holiday marking the end of slavery in America. To...
Kansas, Missouri House Republicans voted to bring back pro-slavery, anti-US monument | Opinion
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoThe Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery is a tribute to an insurrection devoted to...
Juneteenth is helping families discover details about enslaved ancestors
Axios· 11 hours agoJuneteenth's popularity is encouraging more descendants of enslaved people to research their...
Justin Timberlake charged with DWI, released from police custody
CNN.com· 4 hours agoJustin Timberlake was arraigned on one count of driving while intoxicated and released from police...
'I think the struggle to overturn that system was worth it'; Juneteenth honors end of slavery,...
News Channel 5 Cleveland· 8 hours agoJuneteenth has only been a federal holiday since 2021, following a decades-long movement to recognize the end of slavery in the U.S. Regennia Williams, Ph.D., started diving ...
Opinion | On Juneteenth, Freedom Came With Strings Attached
New York Times· 22 hours agoTo start, there is some debate over whether most of the estimated 250,000 enslaved people in Texas...
On This Day, June 19: Deadly Hurricane Agnes makes landfall in Florida - UPI.com
UPI· 24 minutes agoOn June 19, 1972, Hurricane Agnes made landfall in the Florida Panhandle, going on to kill 128...
Letters | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 23 hours agoAs our nation prepares to celebrate "Juneteenth," we should also keep in mind what else it took to end the legal status of slavery in America. It's a...
Juneteenth holiday events around Bradenton and Sarasota: Festivals, music and more
Bradenton Herald via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S., and Bradenton and Sarasota will celebrate...