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Editorial: Juneteenth is about more than the end of slavery
Los Angeles Times· 20 hours agoJuneteenth is no more a holiday just for Black people than the Fourth of July is a holiday just for...
What’s open or closed on Juneteenth in Central Illinois?
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoCENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Wednesday marks Juneteenth. The holiday commemorates the ending of slavery...
Arizona GOP reps vote to restore racist 'mammy' statue
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 days agoArizona’s Republican politicians are becoming more and more comfortable leaning into their pro-...
Our Fourth of July: Celebrating Emancipation in the Salt City
The Post-Standard· 10 hours agoOver the last 159 years, this celebration has grown organically from a localized party into a...
Robert Hartwell on ‘Plantation-Style’ Home Renovation That Honors Ancestors: ‘I Deserve to Be Here’...
People via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoMax BREAKING NEW GROUND The home was built in 1820 "when slavery was still legal in many U.S....
California Senate considers measures against slavery, poll harassment, disinformation
Courthouse News Service· 23 hours agoApplause broke out Tuesday after a proposed ballot measure that would prohibit involuntary servitude...
Jackie Robinson recognized in Los Angeles County for Juneteenth
NBC Los Angeles· 8 hours agoIn honor of Juneteenth, a national holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United...
Letters: Juneteenth celebrates highest ideals of America
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 2 days agoSlavery was accepted for thousands of years in nearly every culture, society and country. In the...
Juneteenth 2024 in NYC: What to do this Emancipation Day
New York Daily News· 10 hours agoArmy soldiers brought news of emancipation to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas — more than...
End Slavery in California Act (ACA 8) Passes Senate Public Safety Committee, Moves to Senate...
Sierra Sun Times· 7 days agoSACRAMENTO, CA – The End Slavery in California Act (ACA 8), authored by Assemblywoman Lori D....