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Opinion: 6 Books that Explain the History and Meaning of Juneteenth
The 74 via Yahoo News· 6 hours ago‘On Juneteenth’ Combining history and memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed’s “On Juneteenth” offers a moving...
African American Leadership Alliance CEO Walter Lanier steps down - Milwaukee Business Journal
The Business Journals· 4 hours agoThe African American Leadership Alliance of Milwaukee said Tuesday that Walter Lanier is stepping...
National African American Historical Society hosts annual Juneteenth event
The Port Lavaca Wave· 3 hours agoThe National African American Historical Society (NAAHS) hosted its annual Juneteenth Family Reunion...
9 Things People Don’t Know About Juneteenth
MediaFeed via AOL· 4 hours agowildpixel/istockphoto Let Freedom Ring Juneteenth, a blend of "June" and "Nineteenth," is a 159-year-old holiday that celebrates the liberation of the...
The Flavor of Resistance: Unveiling the Deep Roots of African American Influence on American Cuisine
BET.com· 26 minutes agoConventional wisdom and culture at large might have us believe that Black cooking begins and ends with soul food. “The survival of our culture was and is resistance,” says Twitty, author of ...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
WJTV Jackson· 3 hours agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in...
Arizona man planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans at an Atlanta concert to incite a...
NBC News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAn Arizona man planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans and other minorities at a rap...
Is Juneteenth a holiday in Florida? What is closed on Juneteenth 2024?
Gannett via AOL· 11 hours agoThey were finally free. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day or the Second Independence Day, celebrates African-American ...
With Juneteenth upon us, it’s time for us to rethink the backwards way we view reparations | Opinion
Philly.com· 14 hours agoThis year will mark the 159th anniversary of June 19, 1865, when thousands of enslaved African ...
The Deeper Meaning Behind the Juneteenth Flag
Good Housekeeping via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoCivil War—and two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The holiday has been celebrated by African American...
