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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth marks one of the most important moments in American history: the end of slavery in the...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WSB Radio· 13 hours agoNineteen people were awarded the highest civilian honor in the country.
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 13 hours agoOpal Lee grinned and pumped her arms in excitement Friday after President Joe Biden draped the...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 1 day agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
The Today Show via AOL· 4 days agoAlthough President Abraham Lincoln ended slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, many...
About This Alabama Bill To Make Workers Choose Between Celebrating Juneteenth OR Jefferson Davis’...
Black America Web· 2 days agoFor all of the boasting the GOP has done lately about making marginal progress in attracting Black...
Memphis residents blame environmental racism for pollution ‘cesspool'
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoCommunity Against the Pipeline, a group formed in 2020 to stop a crude oil pipeline that would have run through Boxtown, a neighborhood established by emancipated slaves and freedmen after the ...
Jackie Robinson was a Republican until the GOP became the ‘white man’s party’
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 days agoLike millions of other Blacks during the first half of the 20th Century, legendary baseball player...
Race relations task force in Burlington call its quits without funding or much support
The Journal Times· 4 days agoA task force on improving race relations in Burlington has voted to disband after a three-year...
...NEW DIGITAL GAME SHOWING STUDENTS HOW PRESIDENTS THROUGHOUT HISTORY RELIED ON MULTIPLE...
FOX 59 Indianapolis· 5 days agoDeveloped in consultation with top historians and educational games experts, Brief the Chief gives students insight into American history by teaching them how Thomas Jefferson ...