Most people know Juneteenth. They know it’s a holiday now. They know there’s a cookout somewhere. They know they don’t have to go to work. But the woman called the Grandmother of Juneteenth — a lot of people couldn’t even tell you her story. In 1939, Opal Lee was…
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Juneteenth
Marc Lamont Hill Office Hours: Dr. Roger Davidson on Juneteenth, the Civil War, and What Freedom Actually Means
Marc Lamont Hill hosted historian and Bowie State University Associate Professor Dr. Roger A. Davidson Jr. for an Office Hours deep dive into the history America oversimplifies every time it goes on sale at Target. The conversation ranged from the military mechanics of how emancipation actually happened, to Lincoln’s real record, to…
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Juneteenth in Accra: African Union Declares Decade of Reparations and Joint Juneteenth Observance at Next Steps 2026
Less than three months after 123 nations voted yes on UN Resolution A/RES/80/250 — recognizing the trafficking of enslaved Africans as among the gravest crimes against humanity — world leaders converged on Accra, Ghana for the Next Steps 2026 High-Level Consultative Conference. Hosted by President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana, the African…
Juneteenth
Jean-Pierre Brutus and NJ Advocates Press for Reparations at Juneteenth
Amid Juneteenth celebrations, New Jersey advocates including Jean-Pierre Brutus are pressing for reparations. NJ Spotlight News reports on the push statewide and nationally. As the nation marks five years since Juneteenth became a federal holiday, New Jersey advocates are using the moment to press for reparations at the state…