Memorial Day

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May 29, 2023
Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial…
A man stands near a barbecue grill
May 30, 2022
Across Black America, people have wondered if this Memorial Day will signal the official opening of Cookout Season.
Minneapolis City Council Announces Support For Dismantling Police Department After Death Of George Floyd
May 29, 2022
Witnesses said an argument preceded the gunfire just after midnight, the agency said. No one has been arrested, it said.
May 26, 2022
Despite the high cost of gas, Americans are still expected to travel via car during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
June 19, 2021
Though federal holidays like Thanksgiving are widely observed, private companies are under no obligation to offer any particular day off.
June 10, 2021
A retired Army officer whose speech about freed Black slaves honoring Civil War soldiers was censored will get another chance…
Americans Honor Veterans Day
June 8, 2021
This week on What’s In For Us, we continue celebrating Pride Month with guest host and co-founder/executive director of The Black Veterans Project, Richard Brookshire.
June 5, 2021
Jim Garrison resigned his leadership position after a veteran speaking about the Black origins of Memorial Day was silenced.
June 3, 2021
For two minutes, retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter’s 11-minute speech was quieted in what he thought was a technical…
June 1, 2021
The first and second couples dined at Le Diplomate Monday after attending the traditional Memorial Day wreath-laying rites.
May 31, 2021
The first Memorial Day celebration was in 1865 when emancipated Black people in Charleston exhumed a mass grave for Union…
May 30, 2021
Americans will be able to pay tribute to fallen troops in ways that were impossible last year when virus restrictions…
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May 25, 2020
Television personality, entrepreneur, and mother of three, Ayesha Curry showed off her newly-toned body on Instagram this weekend.
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May 29, 2018
President Donald Trump’s tacky tweet on Memorial Day sparked backlash online.  Trump said deceased soldiers would be proud of the "accomplishments" his…
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May 28, 2018
As writer Ernest Owens reflects on why his great-grandfather fought for this nation’s freedoms, he realizes he is feeling less…
May 29, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump expressed his nation's "boundless and undying" gratitude Monday to Americans who have fallen…
May 31, 2016
CHICAGO (AP) — Gun violence has marked the unofficial start of summer in Chicago, where dozens have been shot and…
May 25, 2015
ARLINGTON, Virginia (AP) — President Barack Obama is paying tribute to the nation's fallen service members at Arlington National Cemetery,…
May 25, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - A Connecticut pastor was shot Sunday while putting up flags outside of his church for an upcoming…
May 26, 2014
OPINION - For many, Memorial Day is about the start of summer, cookouts and trips to the beach. While those…