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The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoIt wasn’t a celebration of history.” For many African Americans, the farther away from Texas that they grew up increased the ...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 8 hours agoAlso known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or America's second Independence Day, Juneteenth...
The origins of Juneteenth: History, celebrations and more
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe delayed arrival of freedom in Texas Texas voted to secede from the Union on Feb. 23, 1861, and...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 6 hours agos what each element of the flag represents: The star: It represents Texas, the last state where ...
The legacy of Juneteenth, nearly 160 years later - WDET 101.9 FM
WDET-FM Detroit· 3 hours agoIn celebration of the now federal holiday, we take a look back at some previous conversations on the...
Juneteenth: What's open, what's closed? Will you get mail delivery, trash pickup Wednesday?
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJuneteenth not a state holiday in SC: Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,'...
Virginia school board sued after reinstating Confederate leaders' names at two public high schools
Fox News· 7 days agoVirginia NAACP President Rev. Cozy Bailey called the reversal the state's "commitment to White...
The history of actual American class war: When workers shot back
The Hill· 1 hour agoWhen progressives point to the structural inequality of the American economy — between the super-rich ...
The Virginia NAACP Files Lawsuit Against School Board Ruling To Reinstate Confederate Leaders’ Names
Blavity via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe NAACP Virginia State Conference and others have filed a federal lawsuit against the decision to...
The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Gannett via AOL· 9 hours agoFlorida was one of the first states outside of ...disdain rather than appreciation of American ...