- 2021 — Juneteenth National Independence Day was signed into law by President Joe Biden as the first federal holiday established since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
- 1991 — The South African Parliament repealed the Population Registration Act, which had required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
- 1991 — Kenneth Kaunda, the first president of Zambia, died.
- 2015 — Nine people were killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
Kle̍ nyètan
Morning
e.g.
Kle̍ nyètan kli̍, n̂ a wɔ̍n n̍‑a̍ win,
kle̍ nyètan jlo̍h kli̍, n̍ a nu batêɛ,
ne̍e̍ n̍ a foh wâ n̂‑a̍ nyê tûlî win.
en
In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait expectantly.
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Sani saa aboro Samson somo saburi siaya
Dholuo (Kenya)
Translation: Its Two, Samson is reading the book of Psalms in Siaya.
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