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It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed - after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
Black Girl Vitamins believes that in America's current political climate, Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the ...
Johnson unveiled a reparations plan and grant program for the community impacted by "historic slavery" amid a DOJ racism probe.
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The ...
Area residents are invited once again to join in with all of the Juneteenth activities that are being brought to us by the ...
MLK Jr. Parade & Juneteenth Celebration is this Thursday, June 19, 2025. You’re sure to see a neighbor. Parade lineup starts at 8:30 a.m. at Chilhowee Park and steps off at 10 a.m., marching down ...
Juneteenth is coming up, which means many businesses will be closed. Find out if banks in Illinois will be open.
And on the heels of the Black Lives Matter movement, the holiday — also known as Jubilee Day, Freedom Day Liberation Day and ...
Grain futures were mixed Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Jul. corn fell by 0.75 cent at $4.34 a bushel. Jul. wheat gained 0.25 cent at $5.37 a bushel. Jul. oats was down ...
Supporters of President Donald Trump have flown into conniptions over Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s creation of a task ...