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What does Juneteenth mean in an era of ongoing racial unrest? Study and celebrate more.
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHistory month is in February and traces its origins to Carter G. Woodson and Negro History Week...
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN.com· 7 days agoIn the early hours of June 2, 1863, Union army gunboats idled along the banks of South Carolina’s...
Queen City: The lost Black community swallowed up by The Pentagon
BBC News· 6 days agoA thriving all-Black community flourished just outside Washington DC until its nearly 1,000...
101 Justice Quotes from Leaders and Advocates Throughout History
Parade· 6 days agoWhen you think about famous justice quotes, a few prominent figures likely come to mind; Martin...
Kansas officially observes Juneteenth, the nation's 'second Independence Day' at Capitol
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 7 days ago"Frederick Douglass gave a keynote address, an Independence Day celebration held at printing hall in...
Martin Luther King Jr. on 'the other America'
The Raw Story· 5 days agoEditor’s note: To commemorate Juneteenth, we share excerpts of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at Stanford University in April 1967. I’d...
Today in History
The Martinsburg Journal· 2 days agoToday is Sunday, June 23, the 175th day of 2024. There are 191 days left in the year. On June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law Title IX,...
Another Side of Key West? Its Rich Black History
AFAR· 6 days agoSilky white-sand beaches, bright cottages, Key lime pie: About four miles long and a mile wide, Key West is distinctive, drawing visitors for both its distance to and from the United States.
Harlem crook steals SUV with baby girl still in back seat
New York Daily News· 6 days agoA crook stole an SUV off a Harlem street Tuesday — driving off with a 1-year-old girl who had been...
Too hot? Here's where you can find a cooling center in Indianapolis
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBrookside Park Family Center, 2500 Brookside Parkway S. Drive Christian Park Family Center, 4200...
