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Gov. Andy Beshear signs Juneteenth and CROWN Act executive orders
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe holiday was originally celebrated in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and...
Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
FOX21 Colorado Springs· 13 hours agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on...
'Mayteenth' in Tallahassee: Emancipation Proclamation read publicly, 159 years later
Tallahassee Democrat· 4 days agoOn the steps of what is now the Knott House Museum, where the Emancipation Proclamation was first...
Amber Rose is right: Joe Biden doesn’t care about Black people
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoOPINION: The "Muva" of hip-hop's Donald Trump endorsement exposes a fundamental misunderstanding of...
Beshear makes Juneteenth a Kentucky holiday, protects natural hair in state workplaces
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoGov. Andy Beshear on Thursday signed executive orders making Juneteenth an executive branch holiday...
100 objects that make Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn 1997, a flag was designed to commemorate Juneteenth and was later revised. The flag features red, white, and blue colors — from the American flag —...
The history of Milwaukee's Juneteenth flag
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMilwaukee’s annual Juneteenth celebration is one of the country’s oldest. The red, white and blue flag is one of our 100 objects that make Milwaukee.
Lies About American History We Were All Taught in School
Cheapism via AOL· 12 hours agoA lot of U.S. history is too good to be true — and actually is not. Sometimes fact is ignored, or...
This Memorial Day, here’s who you should know is buried at the Lexington Cemetery
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 1 day agoTexas slaves were free. Even though then President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation ...
Why Barbecue Became Significant To Juneteenth Celebrations
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSince the holiday's inception in 1865, barbecue has been a part of Juneteenth celebrations, whether...
