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The origins of Juneteenth: History, celebrations and more
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoGeorge Floyd protests in Uptown Charlotte, 5/30/2020Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash As Juneteenth...
Virginia school board sued after reinstating Confederate leaders' names at two public high schools
Fox News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe Virginia NAACP and five students filed a lawsuit against a school board's decision to restore...
Fairbanks celebrates Juneteenth with festival at Bernice Allridge Park
KTVF Fairbanks· 3 days agoOn Saturday, June 15, the Fairbanks community celebrated Juneteenth, at Bernice Allridge Park. After...
Commentary: Juneteenth should remind us how far we've come, how far we have to go
The Post and Courier· 9 hours agoThe Juneteenth holiday commemorates the events of June, 19 1865, when news of the Jan. 1, 1863...
House says no to returning Confederate memorial to Arlington
Military Times via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAn amendment to the House version of the annual defense bill that sought to allow the return of a...
The Virginia NAACP Files Lawsuit Against School Board Ruling To Reinstate Confederate Leaders’ Names
Blavity via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe NAACP Virginia State Conference and others have filed a federal lawsuit against the decision to...
The hollow malevolence of Jefferson Davis
Daily Montanan via Yahoo News· 7 days agoEven Jim Crow Alabama couldn’t muster any enthusiasm for Jefferson Davis. When an Alabama House representative filed a bill in 1900 to make his birthday...
He calls him ‘Mr. Brooks’: Oscar-winning filmmaker gives KC icon superhero treatment
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 3 days agoKevin Willmott has been breathing rarefied air in the world of film and television since winning an...
Virginia NAACP sues Shenandoah County School Board for reinstating Confederate leaders' name to...
WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.· 7 days ago“My belief is the Shenandoah County School Board reaffirmed their commitment to white supremacy and...
Indiana House Republicans want Confederate Memorial reinstalled at Arlington National Cemetery
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 3 days agoThe seven Republicans representing Indiana in the U.S. House each voted in favor of a plan to...