Juneteenth - Carolina Journal

Charlotte Juneteenth event features Ben Carson, Mark Robinson, Ted Budd

The Mecklenburg Black Republican Club (MBRC) in collaboration with the NCGOP Black Conservative Voices Coalition held their inaugural “Juneteenth Freedom Celebration” at Freedom House Church in Charlotte June 20. The star-studded event lineup featured renowned neurosurgeon and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Dr. Ben Carson, N.C. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, famed...

Zach Rounceville

Opinion

Juneteenth should reinforce that we are all capable of self-government

The American civil rights movement often called the second American Revolution, confronted ingrained prejudices and the idea that some are essentially destined to be serfs.

Ray Nothstine

Opinion

What Juneteenth should mean to America

On June 19, 1865, two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to ensure all enslaved people had been freed following the end of the Civil War. Six months later, slavery in America was officially abolished with the adoption of the 13th Amendment. The following...

Joshua Peters

Opinion

Rule of law … or mob rule?

Mob violence seems to be the rule across the nation’s historic landmarks, indiscriminately tearing down or vandalizing everything from Gen. U.S. Grant to Cervantes to monuments to the “Greatest Generation.” This is especially true in cities and states with Democratic executive leadership, including North Carolina. Finally, in a few places we see a glimmer of hope...

Amy Cooke

Charlotte Juneteenth event features Ben Carson, Mark Robinson, Ted Budd

Juneteenth should reinforce that we are all capable of self-government

What Juneteenth should mean to America

Rule of law … or mob rule?

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