MYSTERIOUS: 5 - What They Never Told You

Juneteenth activist Opal Lee’s journey from segregation to Nobel Peace Prize nomination

FORT WORTH, Texas — At 95 years old, Opal Lee is simply trying to figure out how to help the next person.

Tribune News Service · Oct 5, 2022

Socialites deny Juneteenth party was racist at press conference – and inadvertently spark new race row

‘I’m aware of the perception of KFC. Was that the reason it was in my home? No. It was an easy meal’

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

This Independence Day, we are less free

Liberty is not a consumer item to market to individuals. It is a common good

Salon · Jul 4, 2022

Juneteenth giveaway in East Garfield Park launches nonprofit’s local branch

The giveaway at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church was CityServe West Cook’s inaugural event.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2022

Black Men United’s Juneteenth giveaway in Hyde Park aims to rewrite negative narratives

“All we’re trying to do is paint a different picture, tell a different story and share a different narrative about Black men in America as positive and productive and progressive, while building bridges and not walls,” the group’s leader said Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 20, 2022

Only 18 states have made Juneteenth a state holiday

All 50 states either commemorate or observe Juneteenth but only 18 observe it as a paid holiday.

Axios · Jun 20, 2022

In honor of Juneteenth, New York enacts John Lewis Voting Rights Act to combat suppression and discrimination

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York celebrated Juneteenth and paid tribute to the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis on Monday by enacting sweeping new voter protections.

Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2022

Chiefs’ Justin Reid, Trent McDuffie visited Negro Leagues Baseball Museum for Juneteenth

A pair of new #Chiefs celebrated #Juneteenth by taking a trip to @NLBMuseumKC with over a dozen football players from Lincoln College Preparatory Academy.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 20, 2022

Mehmet Oz appears to edit his Juneteenth message on Trump’s Truth Social to remove the word ‘equality’

Trump-endorsed celebrity TV doctor is trailing far behind in the polls

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022

What is Juneteenth and why is it a holiday?

Thousands of enslaved people in Texas were ordered free two years after Emancipation Proclamation

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022