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What Is Juneteenth? Everything You Need to Know about This Important Piece of American History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoAs of 2021, Juneteenth is officially celebrated nationally on June the 19th. However, this day of...
‘End Slavery in California Act’ clears key hurdle
ABC 10 Sacramento· 3 days agoAn effort to end forced labor for inmates is underway. It’s a key legislative priority of California’s first-in-the-nation Reparations Task Force, and...
House says no to returning Confederate memorial to Arlington
Military Times via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThe bronze elements of the Confederate memorial were removed in December... Clyde, the Georgia...
USU to celebrate Juneteenth with public events
The Herald Journal· 17 hours agoAll events will be open to the community. Juneteenth, also called “Emancipation Day,” commemorates the abolishment of slavery through the complete...
Celebrating Juneteenth
San Mateo Daily Journal· 16 hours agoThe posthumous publication of “Juneteenth” by Ralph Ellison, the author of my favorite book, “Invisible Man,” created new interest in the day as a holiday though calls were made long before.
19 Juneteenth Trivia Questions To Test What You Know About This Important Piece of History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoJuneteenth is around the corner and this Juneteenth trivia is a great way to celebrate. This day is...
Southern Baptists are poised to ban churches with women pastors. Some are urging them to reconsider
WJBF Augusta via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe controversy complicates the already-choppy efforts by the mostly white denomination to diversify...
Juneteenth celebrations follow tradition of newly freed Black people | Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt
Santa Maria Times· 6 days agoIn the south, the Proclamation was used as a lure with the intention of being both a reward and...
It's almost time for Juneteenth. Here's how you can celebrate in Fort Collins
The Coloradoan via Yahoo News· 6 days agoOn that day, 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, to free 250,000 Black people in the state. It wasn't until the 13th Amendment to the Constitution ...
Annual Juneteenth celebration comes to downtown Adrian for Saturday, June 15
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoThe 13th Amendment to the Constitution officially ended slavery in the United States. It was enacted...
