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 12…
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Juneteenth Spurs New Jersey Reparations Push as Advocates Press for Repair
As Juneteenth celebrations unfold, New Jersey advocates including Jean-Pierre Brutus are pushing reparations back into the spotlight. NJ Spotlight News reports on the statewide and national fight for repair. Five years after Juneteenth became a federal holiday, New Jersey advocates are using the anniversary to press for reparations at the…