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What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 1 day 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· 1 day agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
Billionaire Melinda French Gates backs Biden in first-ever endorsement
Reuters· 2 hours agoPhilanthropist Melinda French Gates has given Democratic incumbent Joe Biden her first ever U.S. presidential endorsement, citing his support for reproductive rights among other issues. Gates ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 2 days agoBlack Lives Matter is multiple things; it’s a statement, a movement, a network of local organizations and a global network. Like anything that is a lot ...
Jamaal Bowman’s got the youth vote at least
Politico· 11 hours ago(Bloomberg News) — The NYPD deployed drones to a Juneteenth block party after the Adams admin denied Black Lives Matter activist Hawk Newsome a permit since ...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 1 day agoIn the lead-up to 19 June 2021, both chambers of the...a federal holiday were Opal Lee, who, at age 89, walked from Texas to Washington DC in 2016 to...
Watchmen: Chapter I Movie Secures R Rating
Comic Book· 1 day agoThe newest adaptation of DC's Watchmen has been shrouded in quite a lot of mystery, with only a single teaser trailer being unveiled recently, after the...
Blinken discusses China's actions in South China Sea with Philippine counterpart
Reuters· 1 day agoU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday held a call with Philippine Foreign Secretary...
US Surgeon General calls for social media warning labels to protect adolescents
Reuters· 3 days agoU.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Monday called for a warning label to be added to social media...
US says two universities fell short in addressing anti-Arab, antisemitic hate
Reuters· 3 days agoThe University of Michigan and the City University of New York have fallen short in addressing...