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Marshall Juneteenth to have downtown event this year
Marshall Independent· 6 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 ...
Alabama again considers making Juneteenth at state holiday
Birmingham News· 5 days agoAlabama lawmakers are again considering creating a permanent state holiday on Juneteenth to ...
‘Grandmother Of Juneteenth’ On New Home Built On Land Where Her House Stood 85 Years Ago Before...
Blavity via Yahoo News· 20 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...
85 years after a racist mob drove Opal Lee's family away, she's getting a new home on the same spot
Billings Gazette· 4 days agoNow, the 97-year-old community activist is getting closer to moving in to a brand new home on the...
Kyle Rittenhouse Run Out Of Memphis College Event
Hip-Hop Wired· 5 days agoRight-wing figure Kyle Rittenhouse fled the stage during his appearance at a college event in Memphis after being confronted by protesters. Kyle...
Video Shows Kyle Rittenhouse Booed Off Stage At University Of Memphis After Non-Answer About Racism
Black America Web· 7 days agoKenosha killer Kyle Rittenhouse would do well to understand that nobody likes him outside of the...
Why the US must not repeat the mistakes of the Civil War in dealing with Jan. 6 offenders - The...
The Boston Globe· 3 days agoIn the immediate aftermath of the war, President Andrew Johnson granted clemency to thousands of...