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Juneteenth renews call for reparations for African Americans, advocates say
Despite the uphill battle to pass federal reparations bills for African Americans, some lawmakers continue to reintroduce the ...
Whoopi Goldberg says black Americans have it just as bad as people in Iran
A fiery debate broke out on ABC’s The View Wednesday morning after moderator Whoopi Goldberg pushed back on comparisons ...
As Juneteenth returns, what happens now to African American history?
Juneteenth celebrates a milestone in African American history. Do some, in and out of Washington, want to sweep that history ...
Juneteenth endures even as the rest of Black history is under attack by Trump and GOP. Here’s why.
It may be that trying to undo a national holiday, particularly one as publicly embraced as Juneteenth, would be a harder sell ...
African American Museum in Philadelphia celebrate Juneteenth with art
Joining communities across the U.S., the museum will commemorate the end of slavery with a block party and special ...
Enslaved Black Children Were Educated Here. Now the Public Can Learn the History.
Beginning on Juneteenth, a restored Virginia schoolhouse where enslaved and free Black students were taught to read is on ...
Kentucky Just Opened an African American Heritage Trail—With 50 Sites Celebrating Black History
The state of Kentucky introduced an African American Heritage Trail today, offering visitors nearly 50 primary sites and ...
Rebuilding one of the nation’s oldest Black churches to begin at Juneteenth ceremony
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A ceremonial groundbreaking will be held Thursday for the rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest ...
New Survey: Black Americans Say The American Dream Was Never Theirs
Many respondents had similar sentiments: the American Dream never existed, and Black Americans need to build their own dream.