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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
California’s Black legislators make case for reparations bills while launching statewide tour –...
KION 46 Salinas· 6 days agoSeveral members of California’s Legislative Black Caucus launched a statewide tour in San Diego...
A Miami-Dade man, 83, believes his father was among the last Americans born into slavery
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 6 days ago“The end of the war did not necessarily mean the beginning of freedom, especially in isolated places...
Juneteenth means more than celebrations in Jackson. It's a time of reflection, commemoration
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 7 days agoLee surrendered. Though originally celebrated in Texas, the holiday spread around the United States...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWhat does that Mean? Let’s get to it. In 1865, enslaved Americans were freed. President Lincoln’s...
Harvard study: Feds well-positioned to provide slavery reparations
The Day· 19 hours agoA man wears a button on his suit jacket during a rally in support of reparations for African...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 6 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJune 19 (or Juneteenth) is considered Black Independence Day by many in the United States, as it was the day that many enslaved people in Texas were...
7 Patriotic Movies About Presidents
First for Women via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThere is something particularly special, weighty and almost magical about being given the opportunity to learn more about the people who have guided our...
In Sacramento, literacy is still a giant hurdle to achieving equality for all | Opinion
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAfter celebrating the 159th anniversary of Juneteenth, I cannot help but think about how far Black...
