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This database could help descendants of enslaved people learn about their ancestry
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 6 days agoAncestry.com has released a new free database of tens of thousands of old newspaper records about formerly enslaved people. The company hopes it will help fill historical gaps for Black Americans.
Online death notice doesn't prove Joe Biden is dead; anyone can update | Fact check
USA Today· 4 days agoA June 13 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a woman navigating through the Ancestry....
On eve of Juneteenth, exploring a personal connection
Axios· 6 days agoMy great-great-grandmother, Francisca Martinez, was a woman of mystery who may have been born to...
Archie Moore On Plotting 65,000 Years of Indigenous History
Artnet News· 5 days agoArchie Moore has made history. Not only did he become the first artist from Australia and the first...
Study finds concerning association between abnormal temperatures and over half a million stroke...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOur warming planet may be linked to more than half a million global stroke deaths and disabilities....
Eva Longoria Shares How "Cousin" Meryl Streep Confused Their Costars
E! News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoEva Longoria and Meryl Streep learned they are distant relatives, with Eva joking Meryl confused...
A peek at an establishment participating in Juneteenth NYC Restaurant Crawl
CBS News· 7 days agoStep into Native Restaurant and Lounge in Bushwick where there is a celebration of the vibrant...
Discovering your family received 40 acres—only to have them seized back
Mother Jones· 6 days ago40 Acres and a Lie tells the history of an often-misunderstood government program that gave formerly...
‘Heartbreaking’: After 120 years, Belding church closing
WOOD via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHoping to give the painting to one of Mooers’ descendants, Wagner embarked on a search using ...
Juneteenth: What to know about newest federal holiday and if mail comes Wednesday
Axios· 5 days agoThe growth of Juneteenth as a paid day off for private companies has severely slowed three years after it became a federal holiday, according to a survey from Mercer. Why it matters: The day ...