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Marshall Juneteenth to have downtown event this year
Marshall Independent· 19 hours agoOrganizers of Marshall’s Juneteenth celebration are planning to bring part of the festivities downtown this year. This week, members of the Marshall City Council approved ...
‘Grandmother Of Juneteenth’ On New Home Built On Land Where Her House Stood 85 Years Ago Before...
Blavity via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoCivil rights activist Opal Lee, affectionately known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was 12...
CLN drops Juneteenth holiday
Coeur d'Alene Press· 6 days agoChair Tom Hanley and Trustee Tim Plass voted in favor of dropping Juneteenth as the board updated the holiday section of the network's personnel policy...
Alabama again considers making Juneteenth at state holiday
Birmingham News· 4 days agoAlabama lawmakers are again considering creating a permanent state holiday on Juneteenth to...
85 years after a white mob burned down her childhood home, Opal Lee is moving back.
Axios· 6 days agoHabitat for Humanity volunteers are now building a new house on the same spot so the 97-year-old...
Opal Lee’s homecoming: Grandmother of Juneteenth reclaims her family home
Dallas Morning News· 7 days agoOpal Lee’s family and friends and more than 100 people from the community celebrated on Thursday,...
85 years after a racist mob drove Opal Lee's family away, she's getting a new home on the same spot
Roanoke Times· 3 days ago"I'm not a person who sheds tears often, but I've got a few for this project," said Lee, who was one...
Relatives of Tyre Nichols, George Floyd and Eric Garner say lack of police reform is frustrating
The Nashua Telegraph· 6 days agoPeople attend Juneteenth celebrations in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, on June 19, 2021....