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The Root· 6 days agoWhite Lies Matter is a group that claimed responsibility for the disappearance of a Confederate monument in Selma, Ala., that was dedicated to Confederate President
OpEd: Businesses shouldn't shy away from celebrating Juneteenth - Baltimore Business Journal
The Business Journals· 5 days agoJuneteenth is our newest federal holiday, a day when many employers will close to recognize the...
Mark Juneteenth by remembering the Black women who went above and beyond for the Union
Berkshire Eagle· 5 days agoJuneteenth was selected to commemorate the true end of slavery because on that day...last enslaved...
Louisiana Congressional Republicans back failed plan to return racist statue to Arlington Cemetery
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 6 days agoHouse Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise last week led the rest of Louisiana’s...
This Year, Juneteenth Is a Free-Entry Day at National Parks
Houston Chronicle· 6 days agoIn justifying the necessity of a National Park System, Teddy Roosevelt stressed the need for...
Fast train sets record, includes stop in Utica. This week in Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTrivia quiz This U.S. president's son-in-law was Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate...
Enfield church bell, donated by enslaver, now rings to commemorate freedom on Juneteenth
WBUR Boston· 4 days agoAt the top of the Enfield Congregational, United Church of Christ hangs a bell that tells a story as...
Juneteenth goes unobserved by Florida state government
The Raw Story· 4 days agoThe date reflects the timing of the announcement by Union General Gordon Granger in Galveston,...
On the Left: Who weaponizes justice?
Fairfield-Suisun Daily Republic· 6 days agoFirst he had his rich father to protect him, then the thuggish attorney Roy Cohen, and now the Republican Party to protect his almost-habitual...
Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
US News & World Report· 4 days agoRepublican majorities in the state House and Senate have different opinions on whether Mississippi should change the way it decides whether people convicted of any of 22 felonies should be permanently ...
