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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
House Passes Bill To Automatically Register Young Men for the Draft
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe American Civil Liberties Union, for example, is fighting for the right of women to be...
Maddow Blog | House Republicans eye new plan to keep Steve Bannon out of prison
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is backing a plan intended to keep right-wing operative/podcaster Steve...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoAnd June 16, 2021, the House of Representatives voted 415-14 to make Juneteenth the 12th federal holiday. Earlier, the Senate had unanimously approved...
Republican who declared his state a ‘2nd Amendment sanctuary’ blocks Senate bump stock ban
The Raw Story· 15 hours agoIn 2021, as the Republican Governor of Nebraska, Pete...Amendment Sanctuary.” Now, calling the...
Trump vs Biden will be decided by these 7 states in 2024
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoThen-Nevada GOP gubernatorial nominee Joe Lombardo, right, campaigns with Trump at a rally in...
Industry Attacks Tenant Right-to-Purchase Language in Housing Bill - Banker & Tradesman
Banker & Tradesman· 11 hours agoMaura Healey’s big bonding-and-policy bill earlier this month. The House version of Healey’s bill,...
Senate Republicans block bill to allow access to IVF
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMeanwhile, President Joe Biden blasted the vote, pointing out that the week before, Senate Republicans blocked a proposal to guarantee access to...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoToday, public schools in the United States are more segregated than ever. The Double V Campaign and...
Harris kicks off Juneteenth Day of Action
The Hill via AOL· 16 hours agoVice President Harris kicked off Juneteenth’s National Day of Action by highlighting organizations working to expand the right to vote for Black...
