5th great-grandchild of escaped MO slave shares importance of Juneteenth
Nakia Hope is the fifth-great-granddaughter of Robert Monroe, a slave who escaped a corn plantation in Platte County, Missouri, to freedom in Quindaro.
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Nakia Hope is the fifth-great-granddaughter of Robert Monroe, a slave who escaped a corn plantation in Platte County, Missouri, to freedom in Quindaro.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN – Shoplifting is a growing problem around the country that costs businesses billions of dollars annually. To better summarize the cost of theft, WGNS dived into the revenue generated by Walmart during the 2022 fiscal year. Reports from the retail giant show sales increased by 6.4%, equaling $572.8 Billion in 2022. However, thefts also increased up to 3%, equaling $17.1 Billion last year. Stores are being hit by not only individual shoplifters, but also by ...
The website contains interactive landing pages for 4.8 million veterans buried in VA cemeteries and elsewhere.
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Voters in the Utica Community Schools district voted overwhelmingly in favor of the district’s school improvement bond proposal and the replacement operating millage proposal in the May 2 election.