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What Juneteenth and ‘freedom’ mean to an 109-year-old survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre
CNN via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJuneteenth has become a day to celebrate freedom in the United States, but the survivors of the 1921...
Descendants of Tulsa Race Massacre victims can’t sue, judge rules
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoAn Oklahoma judge said six descendants of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre cannot sue for...
Amid Juneteenth celebrations, 109-year-old Tulsa race riot survivor tells News of 1921 massacre that...
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoFor years, she wouldn’t admit it. For years after that, she wouldn’t even discuss it. Even thinking...
Juneteenth 2023: What the Holiday Represents and How to Celebrate
ET Online via AOL· 12 months agoJuneteenth is just around the corner. The holiday -- named for and celebrated on June 19 --...
Juneteenth: What is the historically important day and how did it start?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCelebrated annually on 19 June across the US, Juneteenth commemorates the announcement of the...
Excavation efforts uncover 24 additional Tulsa Race Massacre gravesites
Revolt via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe attack on the Black, prosperous community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, took place over a century ago, but...
Juneteenth, Fatherhood, and Change: “These Conversations Are So Important To Our Evolution and Our...
SPIN via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSome people ask why we should celebrate Juneteenth when we already have Martin Luther King Jr. Day....
On Juneteenth, Think About Black Americans
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 years agoViews expressed in The Advocate’s opinion articles are those of the writers and do not necessarily represent the views of The Advocate or our parent...
Juneteenth: Laverne Cox, Ludacris, Todrick Hall and More on the Meaning of June 19
ET Online via AOL· 12 months agoJuneteenth -- also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day -- commemorates the end of slavery in...
Reflections on Juneteenth: Black civil rights and the influence of fatherhood
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis year, Father's Day falls on the newly minted federal holiday of Juneteenth. For generations,...