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Here’s what’s open (and closed) on Juneteenth 2024
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 6 hours agoOver the years, though, the day of remembrance began to spread. It came to national prominence following the 2020 unrest that followed the murder of <...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 10 hours agoDonald Williams, who was a vital witness in the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police ...
Once nicknamed ‘Murderapolis,’ the city that became the center of the ‘Defund the Police’ movement...
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days ago(Neighboring St. Paul witnessed 38 murders last year — a historic high.) After the police murder of ...
Journalist shot in eye by Minneapolis police during 2020 protests enters hospice care
MinnPost· 1 day agoJay Boller at Racket reports Linda Tirado, a journalist who was shot in the eye by Minneapolis...
How Black Miami professionals see Juneteenth as an opportunity for cultural education
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoThe day became a federally recognized holiday in 2021 following nationwide protests and social...
Tom Cotton’s Thirsting for the Vice Presidency Has Taken a Dark Turn
Esquire· 2 days agoOne of the very first things he did after being elected was to send an unsolicited letter to the...
Historic Lake Street building burned in Floyd protests will reopen on Juneteenth
MPR News· 1 day agoBoth remnants were kept to help tell the story of the protests that followed the police murder of ...
Who Really Protests, and Why?
The Atlantic· 1 day agoIn 2020, two major protest movements defined our political landscape: the racial-justice protests after the murder of George
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 5 hours agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 3 hours ago"I am so delighted to know that suddenly we've got a Juneteenth. "It's not a Texas thing or a black thing. It's an American thing." A Juneteenth...