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What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 1 day 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...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 1 day agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
Florida Republicans terrorized a teacher because of a Black Lives Matter flag. She hit back and won
Salon via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFinally, she got a hearing before an administration judge in February and a decision in April. The...
The nuanced symbols of freedom most of us miss in the Juneteenth flag
theGrio via AOL· 1 day agoIn addition to Garvey’s popularity, the color scheme of Haith’s flag and its resemblance to the...
Florida education panel decides former teacher who supported Black Lives Matter can reapply for her...
CNN via AOL· 7 days agoA former Jacksonville, Florida, teacher who said she was fired for displaying a Black Lives Matter...
Actor Morgan Freeman derides Black History Month: 'My history is American history'
Fox News· 4 days agoActor Morgan Freeman once again criticized the idea of a Black History Month. Freeman stressed the...
David Oyelowo’s Long Obsession with the Real-Life Bass Reeves Finally Yielded a Groundbreaking...
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoThe history is bigger than that.'” David Oyelewo as Bass Reeves in Lawmen: Bass...
What does Juneteenth mean in an era of ongoing racial unrest? Study and celebrate more.
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBut what does ...inclusion policies, while already in existence in some form, became an established...
Celebrate Juneteenth With These Recent Graphic Novels That Center Black History
Forbes· 1 day agoConservative legislators...Americans of the central role that slavery, Jim Crow and institutional...