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When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Is there mail delivery? All about the federal holiday
Gannett via AOL· 2 hours agoTherefore, it took until June 19, 1865, for slaves in Texas to be freed. Slavery in America was...
Think American politics are nasty today? That’s nothing compared to the violent 1800s | Opinion
Bradenton Herald via Yahoo News· 5 days agoViolence erupted a few decades later when Abraham Lincoln was elected as a Republican, the party...
Opinion: How Black Americans' refusals of injustice have shaped our national story
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe doctor agreed to help Arnesta, but on one condition — that after he healed her, she would have...
An African American holiday predating Juneteenth was nearly lost to history. It's back.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThousands came in bondage from the Caribbean and Africa, often from the Kongo or Loango peoples,...
Mexico is about to make history by electing a woman president
San Antonio Express-News· 4 days agoBy Sunday night, it will celebrate a historic moment — electing its first woman president, Claudia...
Texas GOP Exposes Ugly Truth About Letting States Ban Abortion
New York Magazine· 4 days agoDonald Trump hopes that taking a “states-rights” approach to abortion policy will take this issue...
America needs optimism right now
Dallas Morning News· 4 days agoRonald Reagan, probably America’s most optimistic president, said in some of his final remarks to the nation that “what is right will always eventually...
Cote: MLB finally adding Josh Gibson & Negro Leagues ‘an historic moment’ too long in coming |...
Miami Herald via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoMLB finally including records from the Negro Leagues into its all-time records makes Josh Gibson the...
Travel: There’s more to Nassau in the Bahamas than a nice beach
Orange County Register· 6 days agoThis signature resort in Nassau put the Bahamas on the tourism map. Cultural and historical sites...
Juneteenth, the celebration of freedom
South Reporter· 6 days agoJuneteenth is a celebration of freedom and the fight for its fulfillment. It is one of the oldest known celebrations commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States ...
