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What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 8 hours 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...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
Florida Republicans terrorized a teacher because of a Black Lives Matter flag. She hit back and won
Salon via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoAmy Donofrio in front of Robert E. Lee High School Photo courtesy of the EVAC movement "Jesus...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 20 hours agoThe Black Lives Matter movement, which has proven itself a defining force for human rights advocacy in our time, has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. The nomination ...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 7 hours agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoJuneteenth is an official holiday first held to mark the close of slavery after the Civil War in Texas, but the George Floyd protests made it mainstream.
Saratoga Springs faces scrutiny over alleged retaliation against BLM organizer
Rolling Out· 1 day agoThe conflict between the Saratoga Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and the City of Saratoga Springs...
Actor Morgan Freeman derides Black History Month: 'My history is American history'
Fox News· 3 days agoActor Morgan Freeman once again criticized the idea of a Black History Month. Freeman stressed the...
What does Juneteenth mean in an era of ongoing racial unrest? Study and celebrate more.
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoDiversity, equity and inclusion policies, while already in existence in some form, became an...
CNN’s Bakari Sellers, our obsession with our roots, spicy food science
WHYY· 20 hours agoThere was a lot of hope in 2020 that when the Black Lives Matter movement expanded after the murder of George Floyd, it would rectify some of the racial injustices in America ...