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Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIt is the day federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take over the state and ensure all...
FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS, PARTS 1, 2 & 3 Comes to Quintessence Theatre
Broadway World· 7 days agoParks was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 2022. Inspired by Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, ‘Father Comes Home’ flips the Civil War narrative of North vs. South, Confederacy vs. Union ...
Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, reflects on life of activism, community
Dallas Morning News· 4 days agoAn intimate crowd gathered at Southern Methodist University on Thursday to hear from Opal Lee, known...
1863 Ventures' Melissa Bradley Gets Honored For Her Work In Financially Empowering Black Founders |...
Essence· 2 days agoMelissa Bradley broke barriers when in 2016, she launched 1863 Ventures, an investment firm bridging...
Great Explorers: John C. Fremont
Explorersweb· 5 days agoAll of these charges, both positive and negative, have been laid at the feet of John C. Fremont in the last 150 years. Historians’ opinions on John C....
Dave Anderson: Discard the principle vs. compromise distinction
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 2 days agoOne of the most basic conflicts in politics, and in life in general, is whether to stand by your...
Marshall native, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' gets Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Marshall News Messenger· 3 days agoPresident Joe Biden on May 3 bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including...
Doing Right Is Hard When Doing Wrong Is Profitable
Bloomberg· 4 days agoThe 17th-century Dutch were quite aware that slavery was pernicious and dove in anyway. Justin Fox is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering business,...
Juneteenth icon Opal Lee receives SMU honorary doctorate
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 3 days agoCivil rights icon Opal Lee received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from SMU at the university’s May 11 commencement ceremony.