Gustavo Petro Wins the Election, Becoming Colombia’s First Leftist Leader
The former rebel and longtime senator’s victory sets the third largest nation in Latin America on a sharply new path.Read More
In photos: Juneteenth celebrations across America
People across the United States gather for parades, parties and performances to celebrate Juneteenth holiday weekend. Read More
‘I’m still pinching myself’: ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ on celebrating federal holiday
Opal Lee, the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” tells CNN’s Don Lemon how it feels to be celebrating the day as a federal holiday. Read More
Opinion: Juneteenth, as much as the Fourth of July, is America’s true birthday
Juneteenth 2022, which the nation officially celebrates Monday, is unfolding against extraordinary twin backdrops: the ongoing hearings of the House select committee on January 6 and the continuing legislative efforts to halt or disrupt the teaching of the very history that Juneteenth — a day that marks the end of racial slavery in the United […]
‘Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom’
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Superstars from Chaka Khan and Debbie Allen to The Roots and Earth, Wind & Fire are performing at the Global Celebration for Freedom in Hollywood
Ahead of CNN’s inaugural “Juneteenth: A Global Celebration of Freedom” concert, 95-year-old activist Opal Lee, who fought for years to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, told CNN’s Don Lemon that she was “pinching herself.” Read More
After the Southern Baptist Report on Sexual Abuse, How Can Churches Do Better?
“We often have a very twisted understanding of authority and unity, and it is wielded in a way that keeps whistle-blowers silent.”Read More
Texas Republicans Approve Far-Right Platform Declaring Biden’s Election Illegitimate
The platform, which was voted on at the Republican state party convention in Houston, was the latest sign of Texas conservatives moving further to the right.Read More
Russian Forces Tighten Noose Around Important Cities in Ukraine’s East
The area around Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk is about three-quarters encircled by Russians, leaving only a slender gap there for Ukrainian troops to maneuver.Read More
