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Maryland Pot Pardons, Explained
US News & World Report· 5 days agoMaryland Gov. Wes Moore on Monday signed an executive order that issues pardons for more than 175,000 marijuana-related convictions – a sweeping measure aimed at improving racial equity in the ...
‘Lost cause’ of our nation’s brutal racism permeates society, distorting history along the way
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFew images from the violent attacks on peacefully demonstrating teens from civil rights-era...
Japan Makes It Very Hard to Be Sterilized. These Women Demand Change.
New York Times· 2 days agoWhen Hisui Tatsuta was in middle school, her mother used to joke that she couldn’t wait to see the...
On this day in history, June 19, 1865, the end of slavery is proclaimed in Texas
Fox News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, yet freedom truly arrived for many enslaved people...
Our Fourth of July: Celebrating Emancipation in the Salt City
The Post-Standard· 4 days agoOn June 19, 1865, United States Army Maj. General Gordon Granger...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 5 days agoJuneteenth is observed annually on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free....
Home of Juneteenth hosts scholarship competition to uplift future generations
ABC News· 4 days agoDonned in gowns and armed with a choreographed dance routine, teens in Galveston, Texas prepare each...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
RockinghamNow.com, Eden and Reidssville· 4 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Stamford Advocate· 4 days agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America. Many people get the day off...
5 Great Modern Movie Monologues for Male or Male-Identifying Actors
Backstage.com· 2 days agoThere is a wealth of great monologues delivered by men throughout film history—whether you want to...