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Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis? Ala. state workers may have to choose.
Washington Post· 7 days agoAlabama state Rep. Juandalynn Givan and other Black lawmakers have lobbied for years to have the ...
Government offices close as three Southern states memorialize Confederacy
Courthouse News Service· 2 days agoAlabama and South Carolina also recognize Confederate Memorial Day, closing state offices on April...
Johnson: We banned ‘divisive concepts.’ So, why do we still have Confederate holidays?
Birmingham News· 6 days agoDid you raise a long-neck bottle and toast, well, the biggest L in U.S. history? Alabama has touted...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
Pittsburgh Juneteenth Celebration details announced
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 2 days agoJuneteenth — or Freedom Day — is a celebration of the emancipation of African Americans and commemorates June...founder of Stop of the Violence, which...
Southern Methodist University To Present 'Grandmother Of Juneteenth' Opal Lee, With Honorary Degree
Black Enterprise· 6 days agoTrailblazing civil rights leader Opal Lee, renowned as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” will be...
Maximize your time off work this summer: Turn holidays into long weekends
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoPresident Joe Biden made the day, which commemorates the end of slavery, a federal holiday in 2021 and granted federal workers the day off. It is a recognized holiday ...
Grandmother of Juneteenth to receive honorary doctoral degree from SMU
CBS News· 6 days agoCivil rights icon Opal Lee will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Southern...
Michael Smolens: Changing water reality upends huge project, pushes rates higher
U-T San Diego· 16 hours agoThe San Diego region’s effort launched a couple of decades ago to insulate the county during times...
Going to a national park in Texas this summer? Here’s when families get in for free
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 5 days agoPark” designation. Texas has two national parks within state lines — Big Bend and Guadalupe...