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On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
theGrio via AOL· 6 days agoI first read about the life of Martin Luther King at the Bryant Library, and by age 11 was giving...
Juneteenth goes unobserved by Florida state government
The Raw Story· 6 days agoToday, June 19, or “Juneteenth,” commemorates the end of slavery in the defeated South. The date...
How To Stay Safe And Cool Under East Coast Heat Dome - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
West Virginia Public Broadcasting· 7 days agoWith temperatures continuing to soar on the East Coast, experts are warning about the dangers of...
Daywatch: A real-world ‘Sesame Street’ in Chicago
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 days agoGood morning, Chicago. What was once an empty lot at the southwest corner of Douglas Boulevard and Central Park Avenue has been reinvented as a space reminiscent of a real-world “Sesame Street ...
John Everett Benson, stone carver of memorials and monuments, dies at 84
Washington Post· 4 days agoJohn Everett Benson, a stone carver whose lapidary inscriptions mark the grave of President John F....