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Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
theGrio· 5 days agoAccording to People magazine, Southern Methodist University will present the 97-year-old...
Pittsburgh Juneteenth Celebration details announced
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 4 days agoJuneteenth — or Freedom Day — is a celebration of the emancipation of African Americans and commemorates June...founder of Stop of the Violence, which...
When do NYC public school students return from spring break?
Staten Island Advance· 47 minutes agoNew York City public school students will soon return to campus as spring break comes to an end....
Clark County inviting artists to submit work for upcoming Juneteenth exhibition
KTNV Las Vegas· 3 days agoClark County is getting ready for its first Juneteenth art exhibition and first-ever group art display. The county's Office of Public Arts is inviting artists to submit work ...
Red Velvet Cake Ice Cream Sandwiches Are a Dreamy Summer Dessert
Food and Wine· 2 days agoThese cakey ice cream sandwich cookies from chef Taffy Elrod are featured in Alilah L. Agostini’s...
Maximize your time off work this summer: Turn holidays into long weekends
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 4 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 ...
Going to a national park in Texas this summer? Here’s when families get in for free
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn 2021, Lee got her wish as President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday....
EDITORIAL: Lockport mayor's gag order is beyond the pale
Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 4 days agoApr. 26—Mayor John Lombardi's newly issued edict at city hall — all city employees except police and fire officers are barred from speaking to "The Media: Newspaper, Television, Radio" — may ...
Going to a national park in Texas this summer? Here’s when families get in for free
Fort Worth Star-Telegram· 6 days agoFamilies planning low-cost vacations this summer should look no further than visiting a national park. The National Park Service manages 429 sites across the country, but only 63 of those have ...