Search results
The Juneteenth National Holiday is a Time to Remember
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoPresident Joe Biden signed the legislation into law three years that makes Juneteenth a national...
Coaches Corner: Mark Hall reflects Saint James softball season and boys basketball plans
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo Sports· 42 minutes agoI couldn’t pass up the opportunity to lead the boys basketball program here at Saint James. This...
What You Need to Know About Juneteenth - E! Online
E! Online· 3 hours agoHow Is Juneteenth Celebrated? Known also as Emancipation Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, and Black Independence Day, Juneteenth celebrations began on...
Juneteenth is about more than the end of slavery
Olean Times Herald· 15 hours agoJuneteenth is no more a holiday just for Black people than the Fourth of July is a holiday just for white people. It recognizes and celebrates a profound...
Florida teacher’s license could be revoked after she supported Black Lives Matter and the changing...
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 6 days agoOutside the room where she taught English to mostly Black students at the former Robert E. Lee High...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoGen. Robert E. Lee, the top Confederate commander, surrendered in April 1865, but Confederate forces...
Shenandoah County School Board Chairman says they’ll defend decision to restore schools’ Confederate...
WRIC 8 News Richmond· 7 days agoThe Shenandoah County School Board is facing legal backlash after becoming the first school district...
Juneteenth: A holiday for our forgetfulness
Dallas Morning News· 4 hours agoJuneteenth, only solidified as an American federal holiday three years ago, remembers the effective “end” of slavery in our own state, when Maj. Gen....
On this day in history, June 15, 1864, Arlington National Cemetery is established in Virginia
Fox News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe creation of Arlington National Cemetery, on this day in history, June 15, 1864, began with the...
3rd annual racial healing event to take place next weekend
Daily Press· 4 days agoTwo people who claim family connections to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee will speak at the third...
