The late Rep. John Conyers, a Democrat from Michigan, had introduced H.R. 40 for years. It was named after the “40 acres and a mule’’ the federal government had promised freed slaves.

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The Senate map also keeps both of Missouri's main military bases in the 4th District, a key demand of conservative caucus member Sen. Denny Hoskins.

Carrie Westlake, the city’s first librarian, broke barriers at the Kansas City Public Library in a time when leadership was ...

In Karnataka, a proposed amendment to labour laws aims to extend the maximum workday to 12 hours, sparking outrage among trade unions. | Bengaluru News ...

We feature a special broadcast marking the Juneteenth federal holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people ...

Slavery tends to tyranny. * It is directly opposed to the fundamental principles of republicanism, maintained in that part of the Declaration of Independence, which declares: ‘That all men are created ...

While many across the country recognize Juneteenth as the end to the institution of slavery in America in 1865, some tribal nations in Oklahoma continued to own slaves until the following year ...

The Gateway to Freedom sculpture depicts fleeing slaves looking toward Windsor – and their liberation, celebrated by your ...

This hundred years—from approximately 1725 to 1825—is also the high-water mark of the slave trade, as Europeans send more than 7.2 million people to forced labor, disease, and death in the New ...

Business Local News Local Politics Northwest Puget Sound WA to study reparations for descendants of slavery June 5, 2025 at 10:00 am Updated June 5, 2025 at 10:00 am By Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks ...

In the summer of 2024, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, which oversees Missouri's Summer Food Program, reported serving more than 4.5 million meals in that time alone. "It's ...