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Juneteenth gains in popularity and so does making money from it
Axios· 2 hours agoState of play: The rapid commercialization of Juneteenth comes as some states pass laws limiting the...
‘Lost cause’ of our nation’s brutal racism permeates society, distorting history along the way
Missouri Independent via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoFew images from the violent attacks on peacefully demonstrating teens from civil rights-era...
Ahead of June 19 special session, lawmaker hopes Utah celebrates future Juneteenths on the day
Utah News Dispatch via Yahoo News· 23 minutes agoTwo years after Gov. Spencer Cox signed into law the establishment of Juneteenth as a state holiday,...
Virginia NAACP sues Shenandoah school board after district restored Confederate names
Oklahoma Voice via Yahoo News· 7 days agoVirginia NAACP on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Shenandoah County School Board for what it...
Commentary: This Juneteenth, find ways to celebrate jubilee joy
GBH News· 7 hours agoWith fresh strawberries, strawberry syrup, and splashes of dark rum, orange liqueur and sparkling...
Texas lawmakers want to end state holiday commemorating Confederate veterans
KRGV Rio Grande Valley· 5 days agoSign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the...
THE CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH
Arizona Daily Sun· 18 hours agoOn June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the bill that established Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19, as a legal public holiday....
Virginia NAACP sues school board for reinstating confederate names
theGrio via AOL· 7 days agoThomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson was a Confederate general from Virginia who gained fame at the First Battle of Bull Run near Manassas in 1861 and died in ...
Indiana House Republicans want Confederate Memorial reinstalled at Arlington National Cemetery
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 4 days agoThe seven Republicans representing Indiana in the U.S. House each voted in favor of a plan to...
Military Book Review Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
Strategy Page· 4 days agoIn this new volume, she gives us a ground-breaking, compelling, balanced, and altogether remarkable look at what she calls “the most remarkable political about-face in American history,” James ...
