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‘What does it mean to be freed?': How parents are teaching their children about Juneteenth
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"What does it mean to be freed?" one child asked a parent. "Were people really that mean?" a mother...
The Best Way to Honor Juneteenth, According to Activists Who Helped Make It a National Holiday
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA young girl sits on a man's shoulders during the Louisville Juneteenth Festival at the Big Four...
Memphis doesn't love President Trump. We especially don't love him on Juneteenth | Weathersbee
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne of the most racist presidents, Donald Trump, will speak in Southaven Saturday. Saying Memphis...
Opal Lee helped make Juneteenth a national holiday. At 95, she's still got work to do.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter spending a morning in April at her 13-acre farm, a food bank and a fundraiser for a Juneteenth...
Juneteenth Isn’t for Everyone (and It Shouldn’t Be)
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOlivier Douliery/AFP via Getty“It’s the freedom for me.”This cringeworthy phrase, now plastered on retail cookout gear and swag, instantly provoked the...
These House Republicans opposed making Juneteenth a holiday two years ago
The Independent via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe United States is celebrating Juneteenth as a national holiday for the second time on Monday. The...
This Juneteenth, We Must Undo the Toxic Narratives Placed on Black People
Time via Yahoo News· 11 months agoLos Angeles resident, Walter Foster, age 80, holds up a sign as the Reparations Task Force meeting...
Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Calls Juneteenth ‘Useless' After Recently Observing It on...
People via Yahoo News· 9 months ago“Cancel Juneteenth or one of the other useless [holidays] we made up,” Ramaswamy, who is vying for...
More than any other holiday, Juneteenth must be a day of service and remembrance
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe barricades have been removed, through traffic is back and protesters are largely gone from 38th...
Newsmax Rages Against Drunken, Crime-Filled, ‘Inner-City’ Juneteenth
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNewsmaxFar-right cable channel Newsmax marked the federal holiday that commemorates the national...