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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 5 days 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...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 5 days agoAlso known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or America's second Independence Day, Juneteenth...
Metro-east civil rights leaders discuss the importance of the Juneteenth holiday
Belleville News-Democrat· 4 days ago“It’s a holiday for every person who believes the peculiar institution of slavery was wrong and that...
Juneteenth is a time for assessment
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoEliza Anderson, Deseret News On Jan. 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation, which was signed by President Abraham Lincoln, became effective. The purpose...
Editor’s Weekly Column: Biden Age Offers ‘Valuable Perspective,’ Says Post - Falls Church News-Press...
Falls Church News-Press· 4 days agoWhat a decent, nice guy Joe Biden truly is! Politics today operates on the assumption there is no...
5 things white people need to hear on Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 5 days agoNot to mention that there’s a whole verse about slavery. You can’t be mad at Colin Kaepernick for not wanting to stand for a slavemaster lullaby every...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 5 days agoLee, who is 95, has been part of the Fort Worth festivities for more than 40 years. "It is as important as the Fourth of July. In fact, I dream some day...
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 5 days agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
EDITORIAL: Juneteenth 2024 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 5 days agoWho put Juneteenth so close to Flag Day? It's almost as if the flag of the United States was meant...
Reflections on Juneteenth
Reason.com· 4 days agoToday is Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the abolition of slavery in 1865—established as an official federal holiday in 2021. In 2021 and 2023, I wrote posts on the ...
