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RAW: REP. JACKSON LEE ON MAKING JUNETEENTH A FEDERAL HOLIDAY
KTBS Shreveport· 5 days agoRep. Sheila Jackson Lee with the Congressional Black Caucus speaks about how she pushed for...
President Biden, the time for national reparations is now
The Hill· 1 day agoWhen New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed a bill late last year to form a state task force to study...
Harvard study: Feds well-positioned to provide slavery reparations
The Day· 14 hours agoA man wears a button on his suit jacket during a rally in support of reparations for African...
Texas risks losing billions in federal funds over Abbott LGBTQ directive, Democrats say
The Hill via Yahoo News· 6 days agoTexas colleges and universities risk losing billions in federal funding if they comply with Gov....
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? |...
ABC 6 Providence· 6 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Congress can score another bipartisan win for safety and justice
The Hill· 6 days agoThe Safer Supervision Act, which is also encapsulated in similarly bipartisan House companion...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
RockinghamNow.com, Eden and Reidssville· 5 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held...
Texas Democratic lawmakers say ignoring Title IX protections for LGBTQ students could cost colleges...
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 4 days agoTexas Democratic lawmakers sent a congressional inquiry letter to the Texas Higher Education...
Florida is behind the country in recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday
WINK TV Southwest Florida· 5 days agoWhile other states are celebrating June 19, known as Juneteenth, with a paid day off from work,...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe bill’s leading sponsors included Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, Republican Sen....