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Friday News – Juneteenth 2026
June 19, 2026
Today is Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the end of slavery. It celebrates the day in 1865 when the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas began. Mind you, this was 900 days after Abraham Lincoln delivered the final Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, and 71 days after Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union. Slavery had officially ended, but the enslaved peoples did not know they were free. As early as 1866 there were “Jubilee Day” celebrations in Texas but Juneteenth only just became a Federal Holiday in 2021! Today, Black, Indegenous and People of Color still have to fight – for ...Read Full Article
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October 22, 2021
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October 4, 2021
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August 20, 2021
Happy Friday! I wanted to take a moment to say thank you to Isabel for filling in for me last week with Friday News, and thank you to all of the ...Read Full ArticleFriday News 8-13-21
August 19, 2021
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August 6, 2021
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August 2, 2021
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July 5, 2021
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