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Why Juneteenth matters: The promise of freedom, liberty and equality must still be redeemed
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwo-and-a-half years after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, the enslaved people of Texas learned — via the victorious Union Army — that they were liberated. It was June 19, 1865, ...
‘Now is the time for Black repair’: What might reparations look like in Kansas City?
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoMickey Dean hears the argument often, particularly from white Kansas Citians, when he mentions Black...
Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of the darkness; we're still waiting for the dawn
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 5 months ago“The darkness is so deep that we hardly see which way to turn.” The quote is from a 1962 sermon...
Springfield casino license resolution shelved. Is a casino without video gaming possible?
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Springfield Committee of the Whole Tuesday tabled a resolution that the city be included for consideration of receiving a casino license, but it may at least have the ear of a local membership ...
They received reparations in 2022. Did it really change their lives?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn January 2022, the town of Evanston in Illinois began giving out thousands of dollars to residents...
Booze, beads and art among unclaimed gifts lavished upon billionaire Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIllinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has so many fans and friends that he receives a $30 gift at the rate of...