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Juneteenth breakfast held at Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Lenoir
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJun. 17—The NAACP's Juneteenth breakfast was held on Saturday, June 15, to celebrate the end of slavery and the enforcement of emancipation within the United States. The event was a collaboration ...
For Juneteenth, first Black U.S. astronaut recalls death threats — and lessons learned
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoBobby Kennedy had handled everything." Now there was no one to intercede, if things got ugly. And in...
Editorial: Juneteenth is a moment to mark progress and work toward a more just future
The Virginian-Pilot· 6 hours agoJuneteenth should be celebratory and, indeed, there will be plenty of events that mark the occasion...
Can you really not wear white after Labor Day? Plus, 18 Labor Day facts
TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoLearn more about Labor Day with these fun facts and trivia about the holiday's history, origins and...
On This Day, June 13: Nicole Brown Simpson, Ronald Goldman found slain
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn 2022, a Cambodian fisherman caught a 661-pound giant stingray -- the largest-recorded freshwater...
EDITORIAL: Juneteenth has significance as formal holiday
The Times and Democrat· 18 hours agoGen. Gordon Granger marched into Galveston on June 19, 1865, to announce the end of slavery and the Civil War to the last slaves. Also known as “Black Independence Day,” the ...
Today in History: Michael Jackson acquitted on charges of child molestation
Chicago Tribune· 6 days agoToday is Thursday, June 13, the 165th day of 2024. There are 201 days left in the year. On June 13,...