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The Root· 5 days agoAccording to WLKY, Joshua Jaynes testified before the Police Merit Board on Thursday in...
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJuneteenth is an official holiday first held to mark the close of slavery after the Civil War in Texas, but the George Floyd protests made it mainstream.
Why Reggie Jackson's powerful remarks on racism still resonate today
USA Today· 14 hours agoBIRMINGHAM, Ala. − The feelings have been burnt into his soul for more than a half-century, and now...
Boston police officer charged, suspended after allegedly striking teen daughter with door - The...
The Boston Globe· 5 days agoA Boston police officer was arrested and had her certification suspended after allegedly closing a...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAs the Black Lives Matter movement gained renewed power across the country and abroad the previous...
Juneteenth NJ Festival Makes a Comeback With Community Pride and Cash Cobain
Teen Vogue via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAfter the #BlackLivesMatter movement upsurged during the spring and early summer of 2020 following...
What You Need to Know About Juneteenth - E! Online
E! Online· 5 days agoHow Is Juneteenth Celebrated? Known also as Emancipation Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, and Black Independence Day, Juneteenth celebrations began on...
Today in History: June 23, Title IX signed into law - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 15 hours agoIn 1831, the Legislature granted the Massachusetts Horticultural Society permission to purchase land on the border of Watertown and Cambridge for use as an experimental garden and a rural cemetery ...
Forum: Summit on policing will start ongoing conversation on reforms | HeraldNet.com
Everett Herald· 2 days agoSay their names: Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Daunte Wright, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Manny Ellis and too many more. There are two worlds that must be ...
What's Juneteenth and what's open, closed? Here's what Augusta-area residents need to know
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoThe holiday rose to prominence in 2020 amid the nationwide protests about racial inequality after...