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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 2 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...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 2 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held...
As Tyla States She’s ‘Never Denied Her Blackness,’ Please Stop Asking Her About It
Blavity via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSouth African singer Tyla, one of the biggest, new global music acts of the moment, did an interview...
On this day in history, June 19, 1865, the end of slavery is proclaimed in Texas
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, yet freedom truly arrived for many enslaved people...
As baseball honors Black history, Reggie Jackson recalls racist past
Reuters via AOL· 18 hours agoBaseball great Reggie Jackson offered fans a stark history lesson on Thursday, recalling the racism...
Recognizing This Significant Day in History—Here Are 50 Quotes to Better Understand Juneteenth
Parade via AOL· 2 days agoSince the development of racial capitalism, the use of African peoples as capital, our ancestors...
Opinion: Juneteenth: New Ways to Teach about Slavery, Black Perseverance and U.S. History
The 74 via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhenever I tell high school students in classes I visit that I appreciated learning about slavery as...
Juneteenth celebration in Sibley Park shares significance of the holiday
KFYR-TV Bismarck· 1 day agoSlavery in the United States ended with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, but not every slave...
10 Black History Tours and Experiences in New Orleans
Conde Nast Traveler via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThere is also an exhibit highlighting the history of African American Pharmacy in New Orleans....
Juneteenth Is Officially Here—Learn 4 Ways To Say ‘Happy Juneteenth'
Parade via Yahoo News· 2 days agoRelated: What Is Closed on Juneteenth? 4. Learn the True History of Juneteenth Education on...