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'This is American history:' See photos around the US as the nation celebrates Juneteenth
With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally ...
Juneteenth History: How the Holiday Started and Evolved Over Time
Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in ...
The Nation1d
5 Lessons From the Real Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This Juneteenth we need to discard the caricatures of King that we so often see and learn from what he actually did and ...
As Juneteenth Marks Its Fifth Year As A National Holiday, Are Companies Participating? It Depends.
Happy Birthday, Juneteenth! America's newest federal holiday celebrates its 5th year of celebration in 2025. But are ...
How the images of John Lewis being beaten during ‘Bloody Sunday’ went viral
(THE CONVERSATION) On March 7, 1965, Alabama state troopers beat and gassed John Lewis and hundreds of marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. TV reporters and photographers were there ...
The Mirror US on MSN3d
Trump removes Martin Luther King bust from White House in latest disrespectful move
The move comes as Donald Trump hosted pundit Charlie Kirk, who’s called the Civil Rights Act a “huge mistake” that has ...
Yakima Herald4d
PHOTOS: Juneteenth celebration in Yakima
Community members gathered on Saturday at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Yakima to celebrate Juneteenth. The Yakima County ...
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Trump Removes MLK Bust from Oval Office
The civil rights icon’s likeness, once central in the Oval Office, has been relocated while Trump hosts Charlie Kirk, who’s ...
Black Musicians Who Were Targeted By The FBI and Other Law Enforcement
For decades, the FBI has kept a close eye on Black musicians and other artists they saw as a threat to the status quo.