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All but 1 GOP US House member from Arizona backs restoration of Confederate memorial
The Arizona Republic· 40 minutes agoAll but one of Arizona’s Republican U.S. representatives voted last week for a House bill that would...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 3 hours agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 42 minutes ago"They're about Black culture, they're about Black history, they're about the resistance and the resilience of the Black community." Several years before...
Florida Republicans terrorized a teacher because of a Black Lives Matter flag. She hit back and won
Salon via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThe judge ruled for Donofrio on the issue of the Black Lives Matter flag. Donofrio's "intent to...
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFor more information, visit thecojp.com. Events will continue throughout the weekend and through...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? |...
ABC 6 Providence· 20 hours agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Americans celebrate Flag Day every year, a holiday born in Wisconsin
Los Angeles Times· 6 days agoEach June, the people of Waubeka venerate perhaps the nation’s most enduring symbol, celebrating ...
Opinion: We need to celebrate Juneteenth — together
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSlavery, as practiced in the United States and throughout history in other cultures, is one of humanity’s great shames, and it is right to celebrate its...
Remembering the 54th Massachusetts on Flag Day | RealClearPolitics
RealClearPolitics· 6 days agoWilliam Carney heard a familiar voice roar, “Forward 54th!” Dashing up a steep slope with sand...
End AP African American Studies? I don’t know how much more Black people in SC can take. | Opinion
The State via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt...a Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in exchange for a Confederate Memorial Day and refers to it as...
