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What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
BLM activist claims permit for Juneteenth event blocked by Mayor Adams, who says it flouted rules
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoThe leader of a Black Lives Matter group in the city accused Mayor Adams on Wednesday of blocking an...
GOP Candidate Tells Black Americans Seeking Reparations To 'Get The F**k Out' Of America
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoValentina Gomez, whose campaign for Missouri secretary of state has consisted of homophobic stunts...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 22 hours 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...
Saratoga Springs faces scrutiny over alleged retaliation against BLM organizer
Rolling Out· 2 days agoThe conflict between the Saratoga Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and the City of Saratoga Springs...
War of words after NYPD halts Bronx Black Lives Matter's Juneteenth celebration
CBS News· 10 hours agoThere was a Juneteenth standoff in the Bronx on Wednesday, as NYPD officers refused to the allow a...
Florida Republicans terrorized a teacher because of a Black Lives Matter flag. She hit back and won
Salon.com· 22 hours ago"Jesus himself never condemned slavery," one Florida man said to defend the honor of Confederate...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 2 days agoBlack Lives Matter is multiple things; it’s a statement, a movement, a network of local organizations and a global network. Like anything that is a lot of things all at once, BLM< ...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 21 hours agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
BLM’s Leaders Used Charitable Funds To Enrich Themselves And Their Families, New Documents Show
IJR· 5 days agoBlack Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) has paid out millions in contracts to insiders, newly released tax documents show. The nation’s largest BLM organization ...