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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...
Enjoy late-night museum hours and live music at the Smithsonian's Solstice Saturday
NBC Washington· 1 hour agoThe first Saturday of summer is June 22, and the Smithsonian is celebrating the solstice with...
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· 3 days agoThe Center for African American History, Art and Culture hosted a Juneteenth celebration Saturday...
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoDwight told CNN he didn’t come to appreciate the impact historical figures like Tubman had on the...
When did Juneteenth become a federal holiday? It may have been recognized in 2021 but its roots are...
Gannett via AOL· 2 hours agoAt the onset of Reconstruction, formerly enslaved people built a community and even sued slaveholders for compensation, according to Smithsonian National Museum of African ...
Juneteenth is a Significant Date in African-American History. Here's Why
Gwinnett Daily Post· 19 hours agoLoganville resident Shannon Singleton has wanted to her children to see their heritage in libraries...
'The heart of Austin beats here': Juneteenth, visit city's only intact slave quarters
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoWhere can I learn more about Juneteenth in Austin? Last year, we published a thorough guide, since...
Photos: Juneteenth celebration at Anderson Library includes spoken word, color red artwork
The Anderson Independent-Mail via Yahoo News· 59 minutes agoThis day came to be known as Juneteenth by the newly freed people in Texas," according to the...
Morgan Freeman, once again, shares his 'detest' of Black History Month
LA Times via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoRead more: What you need to know about the origins of Black History Month It's a concept that the...