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Chicago boy, 7, shot and killed in front of own home, police searching for gunman
Fox News· 4 days agoA shooting in a Chicago neighborhood killed a 7-year-old boy Tuesday as authorities searched for the...
How to celebrate Juneteenth in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times· 3 days agoOn this day in 1865, the federal government arrived in Galveston, Texas, to declare that all enslaved people must be freed. The Emancipation Proclamation...
Rightfully Remembering Our Enslavement and Freedom: June Late News vs. Relentless Struggle - Los...
Los Angeles Sentinel· 6 days agoThe celebration of Juneteenth nationally took a new turn in its bid to become a nationally recognized Black holiday in 2021 in the context of the intensified struggle against police violence ...
The Juneteenth National Holiday is a Time to Remember
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 3 days agoPresident Joe Biden signed the legislation into law three years ago making Juneteenth a national...
Minneapolis residents celebrate Juneteenth with annual 'Soul of the Southside' festival
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFour years ago, this south Minneapolis neighborhood was the charred epicenter of Minnesota's racial...
Reparations Commission wrestles with legal questions around recommendations
Mountain Xpress· 2 days agoFacing a June deadline, the Community Reparations Commission met three times this month to complete voting on 39 recommendations to the City of Asheville and Buncombe County for how the local ...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ handed keys to new Texas home 85 years after racist mob burned it down
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe campaign continued to grow in the wake of international protests against police violence and ...
'Far less life-changing than it should have been'
The Week via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIt "recognizes and celebrates a profound milestone in American history," but it "didn't end systemic racism and its discriminatory effects in housing,...
Cadillac Would Not Have Survived The Great Depression Without Black People
Jalopnik via Yahoo News· 3 days agoCadillac is well-known today as one of America’s longest lasting luxury brands, but the 122-year-old...
Museums, libraries and more: What's open and closed on Juneteenth in Chicago?
NBC Chicago· 3 days agoWednesday, June 19 marks Juneteenth, which was designated a federal and state holiday just four...