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Rebuild America’s crucial Black-Jewish alliance
New York Daily News· 3 days agoMembers of the Ku Klux Klan ambushed, abducted and shot them at point-blank range while they were working during the “Freedom Summer” to register...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 5 days ago"I think I've had students who, because of where they're from or their families, know about Juneteenth and have actually participated in the...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoTim Scott (R-SC) is not looking to help advance the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis voting rights bills, he is making a video series. According to...Republican will realize ...
Will the real Donald Trump get the coverage he deserves? - Roll Call
CQ Politics· 3 days agoThe only problem with the stop was something that some but by no means all coverage bothered to...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root· 4 days agoOne of the most important Supreme Court cases in American history is that of Plessy vs. Ferguson....
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 5 days agoIf you’re struggling with how to “ethically” mark the day, Brown also suggested expanding your knowledge of why the holiday matters so much. That can be...
'Our history is American history': Juneteenth celebrations across KC Metro recognize official end of...
KCTV 5 Kansas City· 4 days agoPeople around the KC Metro celebrated Juneteenth as a day to commemorate freedoms and raise...
The history and significance of Juneteenth
WAVY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country's second Independence Day—stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom.
Juneteenth is a holiday about our nation's unfinished work
San Antonio Express-News· 5 days agoIt is a celebration of emancipation, yet for its beneficiaries in Texas, the news of that liberation...
Michigan marks its 1st Juneteenth as an official state holiday
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWednesday will not be the first observance of Juneteenth in Michigan, but it will be the first time...
