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When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Is there mail delivery? All about the federal holiday
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoAmerica's Second Independence Day is coming soon. So what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated?...
Here are 18 events and ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Louisville
Gannett via AOL· 6 hours agoJuneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day, is a...
When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Here's when the US commemorates the end of slavery
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJuneteenth recognizes one of the most important moments in United States history. Also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Juneteenth Independence Day and Black Independence ...
New monument unveiled in New Haven where Christopher Columbus stood
FOX61· 12 hours agoA new monument unveiled Sunday in New Haven aims to acknowledge the contributions of Italian...
20 Images From The Legacy Museum's Haunting 'Lynching Memorial'
The Root via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThanks to funding by The Equal Justice Initiative,The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass...
London doesn’t need an African Goddess, Sadiq Khan. Why not British abolitionists?
Daily Telegraph· 3 days agoIf the statue of a slaver is to be replaced, perhaps it should not be with the deity of a slaving...
Shortlist announced for Docklands slavery sculpture memorial
BBC News· 4 days agoThe piece will be located in West India Quay in London Docklands, an area linked with the trade....
What the statue of a kneeling enslaved man in the Emancipation Memorial of 1876 tells us about its...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe image of a kneeling person in chains was first used in a seal commissioned by the Committee for...
Tokelauan artists share history of “blackbirding,” slave trade in Pacific at FestPAC
Hawaii News Now· 7 days agoMany Pacific islands were victims of the slave trade, with many island populations wiped out by...
Student protests for divestment from Israel: Will it work?
Santa Fe New Mexican· 7 days agoThis slogan has resonated across campuses since last fall, as students demand their universities cut...