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Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis? Ala. state workers may have to choose.
Washington Post· 6 days agoAlabama state Rep. Juandalynn Givan and other Black lawmakers have lobbied for years to have the...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
Going to a national park in Texas this summer? Here’s when families get in for free
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 4 days agoholiday. In 2021, Lee got her wish as President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal ...
Spring break for NYC public schools begins: When do students return to class?
Staten Island Advance· 6 days agoSpring break has officially started on Monday for New York City public school students — and they...
Johnson: We banned ‘divisive concepts.’ So, why do we still have Confederate holidays?
Birmingham News· 5 days agoHow did you commemorate Confederate Memorial Day? Did you invite a few family and friends over, sing...
Government offices close as three Southern states memorialize Confederacy
Courthouse News Service· 1 day agoAlabama and South Carolina also recognize Confederate Memorial Day, closing state offices on April...
Town awarded grant to address Placer Creek flooding - The Times-Independent
The Moab Times-Independent· 4 days agoThe Town of Castle Valley has been awarded a Community Development Block Grant in the amount of...
What to Know Before Booking a National Park Trip This Summer
New York Times· 6 days agoTo better avoid congested trails, packed parking lots and overflowing trash cans,...