Slavery Abolition

The governor of New York state, signed an executive order on Wednesday recognizing Juneteenth - a day that commemorates the emancipation of slaves in the United States - as a paid holiday for state employees  Governor Andrew Cuomo said he will propose legislation next year making June 19 a permanent…

America’s sin debt for slavery was paid for long ago. “Fondly do we hope -- fervently do we pray -- that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years…

Juneteenth celebrates the anniversary of the day in 1865 when a general read out Abraham Lincolns emancipation proclamation in Texas, freeing slaves in a portion of the last un-emancipated state. As… Read More

Today is Tuesday, June 16, the 168th day of 2020. There are 198 days left in the year.Birthdays: Actress Eileen Atkins is 86. Actor Bill Cobbs is 86. Author Joyce Carol Oates is 82. Country singer Billy ‘‘Crash’’ Craddock is 82. Songwriter Lamont Dozier is 79. Actress Joan Van Ark…

Washington: President Donald Trump has bowed to pressure over an election rally scheduled to take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on the “Juneteenth” anniversary that commemorates the end of US slavery, and said he was pushing the event back by a day. Trump’s decision to hold his first campaign rally in months…

N'dea Yancey-Bragg USA TODAYPublished 5:39 PM EDT Jun 14, 2020Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated Juneteenth's relation to slavery. It celebrates the Emancipation Proclamation, but the Emancipation Proclamation didn't apply to all states in the USA. The 13th Amendment brought an end to slavery.On June 19, Americans around the…

By: Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: June 19, 2020 10:13:54 pm In this 1921 file image provided by the Greenwood Cultural Center via Tulsa World, Mt. Zion Baptist Church burns after being torched by white mobs during the 1921 Tulsa massacre (AP)On Friday, US President Donald Trump gave…

London authorities urged protesters to stay home, for fear of clashes between far-right and anti-racism groups. Boris Johnson defended Winston Churchill's legacy, saying the UK could not "edit or censor" the past. Several statues in London were boarded up on Friday, as authorities expected anti-racism protests to take place over…

By: Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: June 19, 2020 9:43:25 pm The statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis splattered with paint after it was toppled on Wednesday, June 10, in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo: AP)US President Donald Trump has said he will not consider renaming military bases named after…

1 minute readJun 10th, 2020 3:43 PM EDT | NewsJack Dorsey announced late Tuesday that the two firms he leads, Twitter and Square, will mark June 19 as a holiday to show support for racial diversity. ‘Juneteenth’ will now permanently be a fixture for his firms in the U.S. (via…