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Elmirans gather at John W. Jones statue dedication
WETM Elmira via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — A gathering took place today to honor and dedicate a statue to one of Elmira’s historic figures John W. Jones. Jones was a central...
South Bend residents come together to 'ring with harmonies of Liberty' at Juneteenth event
Gannett via AOL· 14 hours agoThe final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation was ordered in Texas on June 19, two years...
New faces of protest - Kenya's Gen Z anti-tax revolutionaries
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhat started as anger on TikTok about a controversial finance bill has morphed into a revolt -...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 4 days agoA holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US has been celebrated every 19 June since President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National...
Juneteenth events 2024: What’s happening on the day of the celebration
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta· 4 days agoNational Independence Day. It’s an American holiday celebrating the date when the last slaves in the...
Mark Juneteenth by remembering the Black women who went above and beyond for the Union
Berkshire Eagle· 5 days agoToday is Juneteenth, the celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S. on June 19, 1865, even though...
DACA at heightened risk while in litigation limbo
UPI· 4 days agoPresident Joe Biden delivers remarks during the DACA 12th Anniversary event in the East room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. June 20...
White House promotes Biden official who compared police to slave patrols, wants to abolish ICE
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA Biden administration staffer with a controversial social media history was recently promoted into...
Juneteenth is a time for assessment
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation was...and a half years after others were freed indicated the defiant control of some Confederate states. It...
Celebrate Freedom With These 101 Inspiring Juneteenth Instagram Captions
Parade via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn 2021, President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday by signing the Juneteenth National...
