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How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 1 hour agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
Florida education panel decides former teacher who supported Black Lives Matter can reapply for her...
CNN.com· 6 days agoA former Jacksonville, Florida, teacher who said she was fired for displaying a Black Lives Matter ...
Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history
Ohio Capital Journal via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoWhenever I tell high school students in classes I visit that I appreciated learning about slavery as...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 1 day agoUS lawmakers hold the holiday's official flag after the law passed Congress [Getty Images] But the legislation gained momentum after Black Lives
Don't Water Down Juneteenth
Newsweek· 2 hours agoDespite the relentless attacks on our multiracial democracy, hope is not lost. Our ancestors never surrendered their dream for a brighter tomorrow.
The Complicated, Disputed History of the Rainbow Flag
Slate· 3 hours agoIn the other months of the year, rainbow bunting and rainbow crosswalks still demarcate LGBTQ+...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? |...
ABC 6 Providence· 19 hours agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Opinion: Juneteenth, Haiti and the power of reinvention
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoAmerica’s Juneteenth story shares much with Haiti’s struggle for autonomy, says Nadine Pinede, who...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 2 days agoRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was put in her place last week after she received a scathing insult from Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) during a House Oversight Committee hearing. Greene ...
Voters reveal which political leader they would like to manage the England football team
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBut unlike the other two leaders, Mr Farage may have some issues with the England football team. He...