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African-American History Finally Gets Its Own AP Class—And Historians Say It's More Important Than...
Time via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoFrom left to right: Poet and social activist Langston Hughes, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood...
Opinion: Juneteenth, Haiti and the power of reinvention
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoAmerica’s Juneteenth story shares much with Haiti’s struggle for autonomy, says Nadine Pinede, who...
Black advocates to use Juneteenth to demand political change
The Hill via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoAs the nation recognizes Juneteenth this year, leading Black voices plan to use the holiday to call...
What does Juneteenth mean in an era of ongoing racial unrest? Study and celebrate more.
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoAround Charlotte and the region, some Juneteenth celebrations started happening well before the June...
US laws created during slavery are still on the books. A legal scholar wants to at least acknowledge...
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 3 weeks agoSince 2020, a team of legal researchers has collected more than 12,000 cases involving enslaved...
Juneteenth: What to know about the historical celebration that's now a federal holiday
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 3 weeks agoThree years after it was made a federal holiday, Juneteenth 2024 marks a day of celebration as well...
Juneteenth events in Tri-Cities honor end of slavery, celebrate Black freedom
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoFor Elouise Sparks, planning the annual events for the Miss Juneteenth Scholarship Program is part...
Biden, in early Juneteenth party, vows to keep fighting for Black Americans' freedoms
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 4 weeks ago(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris celebrated the Juneteenth...
Celebrating Juneteenth isn't rejecting the Fourth of July. It honors freedom for all.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoJuneteenth, a federal holiday on June 19 commemorating the emancipation of enslaved Black people,...
Who are the Heroines of Jericho? And why is their Fort Worth headquarters endangered?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo Canada News· 3 weeks agoA building that is a headquarters for one of the oldest African American women’s fraternal...