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Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 days agoAside from being a terrific basketball player, Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown is a real one. This offseason, the league nearly doubled its percentage of Black head coaches (that number ...
What is Juneteenth and how are people marking the day?
Post-Bulletin· 2 days agoIt became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by President Joe Biden. Long a regional holiday in the South, Juneteenth rose in prominence across the country following ...
Today is Juneteenth. What to know about what will be closed and why we celebrate
The Indianapolis Star· 2 days agoToday is Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United...
Explainer-What is Juneteenth and how are people marking the day?
AOL· 3 days agoIt became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by President Joe Biden. Long a regional holiday in the South, Juneteenth rose in prominence across the country following ...
Today in History: June 23, Title IX signed into law
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 days agoToday is Sunday, June 23, the 175th day of 2024. There are 191 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law Title IX, barring ...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 1 day agoThe legacy of those laws is still being dismantled. The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other African Americans at the hands of police have...
What's Juneteenth and what's open, closed? Here's what Augusta-area residents need to know
The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe holiday rose to prominence in 2020 amid the nationwide protests about racial inequality after...
The best moments from the 2024 Emmys
The Day· 5 days agoThe 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, held Sunday at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater, came on the heels of the previous night's Critics Choice Awards and just a week after the Golden Globes. Despite ...
The history, legacy behind Juneteenth - The Cougar
The Daily Cougar· 1 day agoJuneteenth is a holiday celebrated annually on June 19 and marks the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. It was originally celebrated in Galveston, Texas in 1866 ...
What does Juneteenth mean in an era of ongoing racial unrest? Study and celebrate more.
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAny events that become catalysts for change (such as the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, ...
