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Downtown Sarasota needs more free parking
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoReturn to free parking downtown, at beaches “Merchants want free parking to return,” an article in the June 10 edition, addresses the concerns of 20...
‘End Slavery in California Act’ clears key hurdle
ABC 10 Sacramento· 2 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...
Juneteenth Fast Facts
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 7 days agoThe anniversary is celebrated much like the Fourth of July, with parties, picnics and gatherings with family and friends. Juneteenth is also referred to...
The history and significance of Juneteenth
CW39 NewsFix· 1 day agoJuneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country’s second Independence Day—stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom....
Know the history behind Juneteenth before the federal holiday kicks off
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth has been celebrated for more than 100 years and the historic day is just around the corner. The holiday is also called Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, according to PBS ...
Kentucky’s role in slaves’ emancipation: ‘Camp Nelson is our Canada’
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 5 hours agoLinda Blackford: On Juneteenth, remember where Black Kentuckians issued their own Emancipation...
The People Who Dismantled Affirmative Action Have a New Strategy to Crush Racial Justice
Slate via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLast summer, in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College, the Supreme Court’s conservative...
It's almost time for Juneteenth. Here's how you can celebrate in Fort Collins
The Fort Collins Coloradoan· 4 days agoFoCo Juneteenth is bringing its celebration of liberation and joy to Foothills mall Friday through...
Juneteenth celebrations follow tradition of newly freed Black people | Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt
Santa Maria Times· 5 days agoOn Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln, our 16th President, signed the Emancipation...
Their View: Justice Alito doesn’t understand the history of white power - Times Leader
Times Leader· 1 day agoThe recent Supreme Court decision written by Justice Samuel Alito in Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP is astonishing. Alito, who prides himself on his knowledge of judicial ...
