Joe Biden Signs Bill Making Juneteenth A Federal Holiday
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Joe Biden Signs Bill Making Juneteenth A Federal Holiday
2021-06-17 21:19:17
by Dan McCue

President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, saying he believes it will go down as one of the greatest honors he has as president. The holiday commemorates African Americans’ freedom from... Read More

Civil Rights Activists Advocate for African American Reparations
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Civil Rights Activists Advocate for African American Reparations
2021-02-18 15:30:44
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON -- Witnesses at a congressional hearing Wednesday said the African American community should receive reparations for the inequality and bigotry that started with slavery but continues now. They were speaking in support of a recently reintroduced bill that would... Read More

US Lawmakers Unveil Anti-Slavery Constitutional Amendment
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US Lawmakers Unveil Anti-Slavery Constitutional Amendment

NEW YORK (AP) — National lawmakers introduced a joint resolution Wednesday aimed at striking language from the U.S. Constitution that enshrines a form of slavery in America’s foundational documents. The resolution, spearheaded and supported by Democratic members of the House... Read More

Hoyer Says House Will Vote This Month to Remove Bust of ‘Dred Scott’ Author
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Hoyer Says House Will Vote This Month to Remove Bust of 'Dred Scott' Author
2020-07-02 19:07:55
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told reporters at his weekly pen and pad session that the House will vote later this month to remove the bust of Chief Justice Roger Taney from the U.S. Capitol. Taney wrote the... Read More

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