Phaedra Trethan
News Reporter at USA Today
Journalist. Seamhead. Cartoon connoisseur. Longtime @cpsj, former @phillyinquirer, now @USATODAY
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usatoday.com | Phaedra Trethan |Natalie Neysa Alund
Across the United States on Thursday, June 19, Americans celebrated the federal holiday commemorating the day the last group of enslaved African Americans were informed they were free. The day, dubbed Juneteenth, reflects on a moment when the promise of freedom first enshrined in the Declaration of Independence became a reality for more of its citizens. In 2021, then-President signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act.
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naplesnews.com | Phaedra Trethan |Natalie Neysa Alund
Americans across the country celebrated the federal holiday commemorating the day the last group of enslaved African Americans were informed they were free. June 19, dubbed Juneteenth, reflects on a moment when the promise of freedom first enshrined in the Declaration of Independence became a reality for more of its citizens. In 2021, then-President Joe Biden signed the .
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usatoday.com | Phaedra Trethan
It's hot in the East. And in the Southwest. And in the Plains. And in the Midwest. You get the idea.
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usatoday.com | Phaedra Trethan
Leah Lendel and her family were enjoying a typical day on the Florida Gulf Coast: walking around near a lighthouse, getting ice cream, then going to the beach to wade in the water, snorkeling, getting some pizza. But as the 9-year-old was snorkeling with her siblings and her dad, she felt something pull, hard, on her arm. She started screaming, first in pain, then in horror. "My hand was all in blood," she said as she recounted being attacked by a shark June 11.
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usatoday.com | Phaedra Trethan
Sylvia Tisdale believes in feeding the hungry so much that, at 70 years old, she attempted to climb Mount Kiliminjaro to raise awareness about food insecurity. "The altitude got me," she said with a small chuckle, "but my daughter made it."Three years later, the pastor at Epps Christian Center in Pensacola, Florida, is still passionate about the work she and her volunteers do to feed the hungry.
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