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Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 17 hours agoAlthough the holiday, which is also known as “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day,” has long been celebrated in the Black American community ...
'The heart of Austin beats here': Juneteenth, visit city's only intact slave quarters
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoWho we are today, as a city is predicated on how we got here, and so many of the complexities of...
What is Juneteenth, aka Freedom Day or Jubilee Day? End of American slavery commemorated
Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn fact, it took two and half years until Maj. Gen. Gordon...2,000 Union troops to tell the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people there that they were ...
Black mayors: Biden can win North Carolina - Salisbury Post
The Salisbury Post· 11 hours agoThe event was billed by the Biden-Harris campaign as one in which Black mayors from across North Carolina would “praise President Biden’s Action and sound an alarm on Trump ...
Baseball history and fun facts for National Play Catch Week
WWTI Watertown· 19 hours ago(WWTI) – It’s National Play Catch Week, June 16-22, which means it’s the perfect time to brush up on...
How the US revoked land grants to Black Americans
Mother Jones· 19 hours ago40 Acres and a Lie tells the history of an often-misunderstood government program that gave formerly enslaved people land titles, only to take the land...
State Supreme Court dismisses Tulsa Race Massacre survivors' pursuit of reparations
The Norman Transcript· 6 days agoAccording to the Tulsa Historical Society, up to 300 people were killed, and a 2018 article in the ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 17 hours agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
Historic Steptoe neighborhood descendants honor past with Father’s Day, Juneteenth celebration
KSHB-TV Kansas City· 1 day agoJames Missionary Baptist Church to commemorate their history with two holidays: Father’s Day and Juneteenth. The ...Jefferson to Wornall. The neighborhood’s historical significance ...
The Editorial Board: Juneteenth is a day of celebration and remembrance
The Buffalo News· 3 days agoPeople are catching on to the importance of Juneteenth. Buffalonians could give a master class on...