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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOn June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
The Today Show via AOL· 2 days agoAcross the country, Juneteenth brings a host of holiday events and gatherings, making it a cause for...
Toxic gas adds to a long history of pollution in southwest Memphis
Medical Xpress· 9 hours agoFor many years, Rose Sims had no idea what was going on inside a nondescript brick building on...
The beauty of hate: A literary analysis of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Euphoria’
theGrio via AOL· 5 hours agoOPINION: Kendrick Lamar’s latest beef ballad elevates the diss record subgenre to an art form, and...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA portmanteau of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the annual federal holiday recognizes the end of...
I SEE U, Episode 116: America’s Legalized Corruption with Legal Scholar Mehrsa Baradaran | Houston...
Houston Public Media· 6 days agoFast-forward more than 160 years to today, Black households currently have a total wealth of just...
On this day in history, April 26, 1865, John Wilkes Booth is killed by Union troops for murdering...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoUnion troops hunted down John Wilkes Booth, the Confederate sympathizer who shot President Abe...
Race relations task force in Burlington call its quits without funding or much support
The Journal Times· 2 days agoA task force on improving race relations in Burlington has voted to disband after a three-year...
The Martha Graham School Will Host Teens Dance Graham Program This Month
Broadway World· 2 days agoThe Teens Dance Graham program will feature some of Martha Graham's great modernist innovations in...
Jackie Robinson was a Republican until the GOP became the ‘white man’s party’
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 days agoLike millions of other Blacks during the first half of the 20th Century, legendary baseball player...