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Can a president pardon a relative? Hmm. Why might that issue come up?
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFrom time to time the use of the pardon can create controversies or even accusations of misuse. The...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe “mule” part came later when some families received leftover mules from soldiers. Sherman’s order...
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...
How the US revoked land grants to Black Americans
Mother Jones· 7 days ago40 Acres and a Lie tells the history of an often-misunderstood government program that gave formerly enslaved people land titles, only to take the land...
From emancipation to remembrance: Bristol confronts its painful past
WCYB NBC 5· 5 days agoThe history of the end of slavery in this part of the country is complicated because... is the...
How 99 Black Americans were cheated out of their land on an idyllic Georgia island
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... Harvey Enrages Fans After Reparations Chat with Vice President Kamala Harris Years After Comic...
Atlanta Black Star· 4 days agoSteve Harvey wants his cut of reparations owed to Black Americans. He said just that, in so many words, when he moderated a Q&A with Vice President
50 years ago in Expo history: Handbell ringers wowed with their angelic sounds, even as the heat put...
The Spokesman-Review· 4 days agoAbout 200 members of the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers filled Expo ’74 with silvery...
'Honey in the Rock' returns to Grandview theater Tuesday night - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews· 7 days agoTheater West Virginia is bringing back its production of “Honey in the Rock” Tuesday evening. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Cliffside Ampitheater in Grandview. Theater WV General ...