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Historians share unique perspectives on Juneteenth

2 years 5 months ago
For those who think the Juneteenth story we’ve been taught is all we and our children need to know about June 19, 1865, think again. Here are some unique perspectives on Juneteenth shared by nationally-acclaimed scholars.
Aswad Walker | Houston Defender

Photos: Day 2 of Open Highway Music Festival 2023

2 years 5 months ago
On Saturday, June 17, Chesterfield Amphitheater hosted a lineup of Americana and brass funk and soul, including Funky Butt Brass Band, Hillary Fitz, The Sleepy Rubies, Matt Jordan, as well as S.G. Goodman, The Burney Sisters, and Jason Isbell.
Carrie Zukoski

Missouri ‘micro’ cannabis license rules limit review of jail data to 20 years

2 years 5 months ago

In St. Louis in the 1980s, if you got caught with even a “butt of a joint,” you were going to do jail time, said Bob Ramsey, who was assistant public defender at the time.   Ramsey particularly remembers the head of the prosecutor’s marijuana task force, under then-Circuit Attorney George Peach.  “She was just absolutely […]

The post Missouri ‘micro’ cannabis license rules limit review of jail data to 20 years appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Rebecca Rivas

What is the state of the Black family unit in America today?

2 years 5 months ago

June 19th, Juneteenth, has been set aside as a national holiday to celebrate the end of the enslavement of Black people. Today is a good day to take inventory of the state of Blacks in America. There is no better place to begin than to revisit the journey of the Black family unit to help […]

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Janice Ellis