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Juneteenth: What to know about the historical celebration that's now a federal holiday
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoDr. Tim Goler, a professor of urban affairs and sociology courses and director of research for the...
When did Juneteenth become a federal holiday? It may have been recognized in 2021 but its roots are...
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 45 minutes agoAt the onset of Reconstruction, formerly enslaved people built a community and even sued slaveholders for compensation, according to Smithsonian National Museum of African ...
African American History Museum founder giving Juneteenth talk
The Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn. via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLEBANON — Jeffrey Fletcher, who founded the Ruby and Calvin Fletcher African American History Museum, will give a Juneteenth presentation ...
Center for African American History, Art and Culture hosts 30 vendors, authors and artists for...
The Post and Courier· 2 days agoThe Center for African American History, Art and Culture hosted a Juneteenth celebration Saturday...
Juneteenth is a Significant Date in African-American History. Here's Why
Gwinnett Daily Post· 17 hours agoLoganville resident Shannon Singleton has wanted to her children to see their heritage in libraries...
Morgan Freeman, once again, shares his 'detest' of Black History Month
LA Times via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoRead more: What you need to know about the origins of Black History Month It's a concept that the...
Bishop annouces $413,000 grant for Jack Hadley Black History Museum
Thomasville Times-Enterprise, Ga. via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe grant was made possible through the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program. The Jack Hadley Black History ...
Was Mother’s Milk Recast? The Boys Actor Just Responded to Fan Speculation
STYLECASTER via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoI reached out to Eric and I was like, ‘Brother, this part of history has to be told. It has to be...
For Juneteenth, first Black U.S. astronaut recalls death threats — and lessons learned
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoHe began to make things out of scrap metal (professionally, he'd become a construction entrepreneur,...
Is the post office closed on Juneteenth? Here's what's open on Wednesday.
First Coast News· 19 hours agoMany Americans will celebrate Juneteenth on Wednesday, June 19, commemorating the day when the last...