Tag: African-Americans
Congress approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
WASHINGTON — The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.
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EXPLAINER: The story of Juneteenth, the new federal holiday
The U.S. government is catching up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with...
Museum loses contract over event deemed racially insensitive
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A North Carolina county cut ties on Tuesday with a historic museum that planned to put on a reenactment of a...
Black scholar Earl Lewis on the Floyd murder and reparations
Reparations, Earl Lewis says, are not about the past.
Rather, they...
Chloe, Shahidi, Cordae part of Disney EP honoring Black life
NEW YORK — Disney is celebrating this year’s Juneteenth with a new EP about the Black experience featuring actor and activist Yara Shahidi, Chloe...
South Africa marks anniversary of Soweto student protests
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's high rate of unemployment has cast a pall over Youth Day, the holiday honoring the 45th anniversary of the Soweto...
No apology: Tavis Smiley makes comeback bid after PBS firing
LOS ANGELES — Three years after workplace misconduct allegations cost veteran TV and radio talk-show host Tavis Smiley his job and a national forum,...
Newspaper carrier confronted by sheriff files $5M tort claim
TACOMA, Wash. — A Black newspaper carrier confronted by Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer has filed a legal claim seeking at least $5 million...
‘We need more’: Democrats frustrated as agenda faces hurdles
EDWARDSVILLE, Pa. — They have spent much of the past year fighting for Democrats in this working-class corner of northeastern Pennsylvania, knocking on thousands...
Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would make Juneteenth, or June 19th, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in...