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Fact Check: Contrary to Partisan Claims, Trump Didn't Call Neo-Nazis and White Supremacists 'Very...
Snopes via Yahoo News UK· 5 days agoOn Aug. 11 and 12, 2017, the so-called Unite the Right rally protesting the planned removal of a...
A Wax Statue of Lincoln Melted Into a Meme
New York Times· 7 hours agoThe sculpture was part of a series meant to comment on American monument culture. What do you call a wax replica of a former president during an...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News UK· 7 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
Explaining the Origins of Juneteenth
Snopes via Yahoo News UK· 7 days agoGordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, informing the people that all slaves were free. This occurred two months after Confederate...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News UK· 7 days agoHistorical/Corbis via Getty Images The History of Juneteenth On June 19, 1865, more than two months after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee
What You Need to Know About Juneteenth - E! Online
E! Online· 7 days agoHow Is Juneteenth Celebrated? Known also as Emancipation Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, and Black Independence Day, Juneteenth celebrations began on...
This creative capital city deserves a lot more attention
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoArts, culture and culinary creations are on display in dynamic neighborhoods across Richmond. And...
Why is there a ship on top of the Hayward Gallery? Artist and explorer Tavares Strachan explains
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 7 days agoThe boundary pushing artist, who has a major new show at the Hayward, on his travels to the North...
Queen City: The lost Black community swallowed up by The Pentagon
BBC News· 7 days agoA thriving all-Black community flourished just outside Washington DC until its nearly 1,000...
After more than one try, West Virginia became a state of the union
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va.· 6 days agoJun. 20—Today is West Virginia Day, the anniversary of West Virginia becoming the nation's 35th state. To my knowledge, West Virginia is the only state that was created by seceding from an existing ...
