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      5 months ago

      ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ handed keys to new Texas home 85 years after racist mob burned it down

      This implies that 85 years ago a racist mob burned down the new Texas home that she was just handed the keys to, which makes no sense.

      A better way to word it would be “‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ handed keys to new Texas home 85 years after racist mob burned her childhood house down”. I get that it’s at the same site, but the home she’s moving into isn’t the same one that was burned down.

      Whether it’s obvious or not has no bearing on the fact that it’s an awkwardly-worded title.