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• On June 19, 1865, enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas, were told they were free. Now, 155 years later, people in cities and towns across the U.S. continue to mark the occasion with celebrations.

  

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  The History of Juneteenth

  The New York Times - Derrick Bryson Taylor

  This article was originally published in 2020. It was updated in 2024. Juneteenth, an annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States after the Civil War, has been celebrated by African Americans since the late 1800s. President Biden signed legislation in 2021 that made Juneteenth, …

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  2020 Is the Summer of the Road Trip. Unless You’re Black. (Published 2020)

  The New York Times - Tariro Mzezewa

  We want to hear about black travelers’ experiences of taking a road trip around America. See the form at the end of the article. If there’s one thing the people behind car and R.V. companies, state tourism boards, national and state parks and hotels agree on right now, it’s that the summer of 2020 …

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  Why I Took My Young Son to Protest (Published 2020)

  The New York Times - Lizzie Skurnick

  Last Tuesday evening I took my 6-year-old son, Javier, around our neighborhood in Jersey City and introduced him to all the “mom” cops. Two peaceful marches had dispersed hours before, but at dusk, police still stood on every corner. There has been no curfew here, and marches have been large and …

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  How 2 Lives Collided in Central Park, Rattling the Nation (Published 2020)

  The New York Times - Sarah Maslin Nir

  Christian Cooper began his Memorial Day like most of his May mornings, searching for Blackburnian warblers, scarlet tanagers and other songbirds that wing their way into Central Park. In his Lower East Side apartment, Mr. Cooper, 57, slung on his prize possession, his Swarovski binoculars — a pricey …

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  Food Brands Tweet #BlackLivesMatter, but What’s Behind the Words? (Published 2020)

  The New York Times - Tejal Rao

  Last week, Gushers and Fruit by the Foot, two fruit candies from the 1990s, now manufactured by General Mills, joined forces on Twitter to announce a deep commitment to … something. “Gushers wouldn’t be Gushers without the Black community and your voices,” the brand’s tweet read. “We’re working with …

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  Opinion | Corporate America Says Black Lives Matter. It Needs to Hold Up a Mirror. (Published 2020)

  The New York Times - Greg Bensinger

  If the corporate bluster of the past week around diversity sounds familiar, it’s probably because you’ve been hearing it for years. Fortune 500 firms have used the protests since George Floyd was killed as an opportunity to boast about their commitments to diversity. Corporations have shared …