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Almost 9 In 10 House Republicans Voted To Put A Confederate Memorial Back At Arlington National...
HuffPost· 4 hours ago“Let us unite against the destruction of our history. Let us fight for the principles of healing and...
Dems slam ‘shameful’ House Republicans who voted to restore ‘mammy’ statue in Arlington
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoBlack “mammies” were stereotypical portrayals of enslaved women in the American South who were...
Project to unearth history of enslaved people turns up more than 4,000 records in Macon
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFontenot worked with Bibb County Superior Court Clerk...an initiative separate from Ancestry’s new...
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIt is the completion of the celebration of freedom in America," Steve Williams, president of the...
What Frederick Douglass learned from an Irish antislavery activist: ‘Agitate, agitate, agitate’
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoReturn to America In January 1846, Douglass left Ireland to lecture in Scotland and...
Malcolm-Jamal Warner Wants To Change Stereotypes In ‘Not All Hood’
Forbes· 17 hours agoFor Black culture in America, that change is so often tied up with the history of race and slavery and perpetuated ...
‘End Slavery in California Act’ clears key hurdle
ABC 10 Sacramento· 3 days agoAn effort to end forced labor for inmates is underway. It’s a key legislative priority of California’s first-in-the-nation Reparations Task Force, and...
Juneteenth has fallen victim to racial capitalism. Black Americans are no longer the focus.
Gannett via AOL· 13 hours agoSimilarly, as inconvenient as slavery was, are we not owed a Freedom Day that inconveniences the...
Essay winners: Juneteenth lets us remember nation's past while striving for better future
Lansing State Journal via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoIn France, Bastille... Mandela became South Africa’s first black president, is recognized. This day...
Juneteenth: What it is and how to celebrate it
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIt celebrates the resilience of African Americans and their achievements and contributions throughout history, plus their ongoing struggle for equality...
