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How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoOthers stayed to find paying work in the fields and elsewhere. That day marks what now is often called Black Independence Day, or the Black Fourth of...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ handed keys to new Texas home 85 years after racist mob burned it down
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoJuneteenth was first recognized by formerly enslaved African Americans in Texas in 1866, one year...
Six Masterpieces to Celebrate Juneteenth
The Wall Street Journal· 9 hours agoJuneteenth, which became a federal holiday in 2021, commemorates emancipation and offers an important chance to reflect on America’s history and the ways...
9 Things People Don’t Know About Juneteenth
MediaFeed via AOL· 24 hours agoBlack people had limited finances and couldn’t own or rent large venues for their celebrations. Local laws also prohibited holding large...relied on...
The 27 Best Black Films of the 21st Century: ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Love and Basketball,’ ‘Moonlight,’...
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe role was complicated, not just because there were surviving relatives to think of, and mounting...
On Juneteenth, Let’s Examine the Link Between MAGA and the Old South
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoAnd they’re not even bashful about it: It’s why 10 Republican-controlled states officially...
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 8 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.
Opinion: Juneteenth, Haiti and the power of reinvention
CNN.com· 3 hours agoAmerica’s Juneteenth story shares much with Haiti’s struggle for autonomy, writes Nadine Pinede, who...
Here’s How the News Networks Are Celebrating Juneteenth
AdWeek· 11 hours agoAll the major news outlets have special coverage planned commemorating the federal holiday.
Why Juneteenth didn’t actually end slavery in Texas
Washington Post· 10 hours agoIn 1903, a Black man walked into an office in a small town in Texas, seeking any news about whether slavery had ended. The earnest inquiry from the man,...
