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Juneteenth is helping families discover details about enslaved ancestors
Axios· 4 days agos popularity is encouraging more descendants of enslaved people to research their families' history...
Juneteenth 2024: How Oklahoma's unique history still affects residents today
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 3 days ago"That's the indifference, right?" "We saw the violence, but the indifference is the refusal to do...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 days agoAtlanta activists hauled box after box into the clerk’s office on Monday — each one filled with signatures demanding a vote on “Cop City.” After months of hard work, they ...
Special Edition: Chicago celebrates Juneteenth
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 days agoToday is Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas found out they had been freed — two years after the Emancipation...
Enfield church bell, donated by enslaver, now rings to commemorate freedom on Juneteenth
WBUR Boston· 3 days agoAt the top of the Enfield Congregational, United Church of Christ hangs a bell that tells a story as...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 days agoDuring this year’s Kentucky Derby, fans will be allowed to attend and partake in the festivities for the first time since the pandemic began. Much like the rest of us, the ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 days agoThis may be hard for many to fathom but—and I swear it is true—Tim Scott even believed in things. “I was Black before I got to the Senate and I’m going to be Black after I leave the Senate,” ...
St. Paul family-run locksmith looks back on 100 years in business
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoA century’s worth of stories, safe-cracking skills and family history will be celebrated this week...
Amanda Quintana
KTVU· 2 days agoAmanda has been at KTVU since the summer of 2021. Before starting at KTVU, Amanda covered the total solar eclipse from one of the first spots it made...
Westchester DA primary candidates answer questions on crime, public safety
The Journal News· 5 days agoSusan Cacace, a former Westchester County Court judge, and William Wagstaff, a civil rights...
