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Today is Juneteenth. What to know about what will be closed and why we celebrate
Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe holiday rose to prominence in 2020 amid the nationwide protests about racial inequality after the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, Breonna Taylor ...
Arndrea Waters King: Mark Robinson is no Martin Luther King Jr.
Greensboro News & Record· 20 hours agoIt can breathe life into social movements — or rally millions to uphold white supremacy. Dr. Martin...
Merrimack Valley Black and Brown Voices land Cummings grant
The Eagle-Tribune· 7 days agoThe organization was founded by three local women who met via a Facebook group in the wake of the...
The Power of Our Songs: Black Music As Resistance
BET.com· 16 hours agoArguably, no other art form captures the essence of the resistance of Black people quite like music. Every genre that was created by Black people such as...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 days agoProsecutors yesterday decided against charging two Atlanta police officers who killed a Black man in 2020, an incident that sparked sometimes violent unrest in a city generally known for Black ...
Today in History: June 23, Title IX signed into law
Houston 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 ...
What You Need to Know About Juneteenth - E! Online
E! Online· 2 days agoHow Is Juneteenth Celebrated? Known also as Emancipation Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, and Black Independence Day, Juneteenth celebrations began on...
Juneteenth is on a Wednesday this year. Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe holiday rose to prominence in 2020 amid the nationwide protests about racial inequality after the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, Breonna Taylor ...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 2 days 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...
Bouyant Redding Juneteenth jubilee moves to the downtown promenade
Redding Record Searchlight via Yahoo News· 6 days agos when President Joe Biden signed legislation designating it a federal holiday following outcry over the murders of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police officers and ...
