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Before Juneteenth
The Atlantic· 19 hours agoIt was actually a series of celebrations—or jubilees, as these were known—over two extraordinary months, with the largest occurring on June 11, a month...
Chicago Mayor Orders Task Force on Reparations for Black Residents
New York Times· 6 hours agoThe task force will study Chicago laws and policies from the slavery era to today, hold public...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 7 hours 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....
Here's how people are celebrating Juneteenth across the country
KTNV Las Vegas· 7 hours agoJuneteenth is a national holiday to commemorate the official end of slavery in the United States....
Mayor Brandon Johnson launches task force on reparations for Black Chicagoans
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoCHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson launched a task force Monday to examine implementing a reparations program for Black Chicagoans, he announced while casting the move as the latest step in his ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 hours agoNow, Haley continues to insist that America “has never been a racist country”—and Whoopi Goldberg had words for her in response. Before Vice President Kamala Harris joined “The View” earlier ...
End Slavery in California Act (ACA 8) Passes Senate Public Safety Committee, Moves to Senate...
Sierra Sun Times· 6 days agoSACRAMENTO, CA – The End Slavery in California Act (ACA 8), authored by Assemblywoman Lori D....
Freedom Suits memorial part of discussion about slavery and race relations
KTVI via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoST. LOUIS – The names listed are unsettling to read. But those descriptors were the exact ones used...
Amarillo Juneteenth Parade rolls down Hughes Street Saturday
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoThe annual Amarillo Juneteenth Parade rolled down Hughes Street in the North Heights community on...
Chicago issues formal apology to Black citizens, creates task force on reparations
WGN TV Chicago· 9 hours agoChicago has issued a formal apology to Black Chicagoans for the harm caused by slavery, Jim Crow...
