Around the country, institutions host Shabbat and other programming aimed at educating about racism generally and also grappling with its existence in their own spaces

To cheers, demonstrators read out Trump's tweet about toppling of only Confederate memorial in US capital; activists say Albert Pike was chief founder of post-Civil War KKK

Every major American city holds events marking holiday, which commemorates emancipation of slaves in US, as protesters' demands begin to yield concrete results

Several events planned for Jewish congregants and activists to mark holiday celebrating emancipation of black slaves, many incorporating a new Kaddish for Black Lives prayer

June 19 event in Tulsa, Oklahoma had been due to mark president's return to the campaign trail, but he says he will reschedule 'out of respect' for holiday marking end of slavery

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