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Local historian reflects on life of Salt Lake's Emancipation Day queen
KUTV Salt Lake City· 2 days agoIn 1898, 15-year-old Elnora Dudley was crowned Salt Lake City’s Emancipation Day Queen. Salt Lake’s...
Freedom Day: How Florida celebrates Emancipation Day
WCTV Tallahassee· 5 days agoGeneral Edward McCook read the Emancipation Proclamation at the Knott House in Tallahassee, freeing slaves in Florida, on May 20, 1865.
Amber Rose is right: Joe Biden doesn’t care about Black people
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOPINION: The "Muva" of hip-hop's Donald Trump endorsement exposes a fundamental misunderstanding of...
On this day in history, May 23, 1900, Sgt. William H. Carney receives Medal of Honor
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOn this day in history, Sgt. William Carney received the Congressional Medal of Honor — the first...
Civil War tablets honoring Amherst veterans help open high schoolers’ eyes to unsung Black history
Daily Hampshire Gazette· 1 day agoAfrican American soldiers from Amherst who served in the famed 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment...
25 Juneteenth Recipes to Serve at This Year’s Picnic or Cookout
PureWow via AOL· 7 days agoSummer may seem far away, but it’ll be here before we know it, and with it, Juneteenth. This holiday...
25 Juneteenth Recipes to Serve at This Year’s Picnic or Cookout
PureWow· 7 days agoJuneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the...
Beshear makes Juneteenth a Kentucky holiday, protects natural hair in state workplaces
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 2 days agoGov. Andy Beshear on Thursday signed executive orders making Juneteenth an executive branch holiday...
A 97 year old visionary to visit Santa Fe
Santa Fe New Mexican· 2 days agoGiven that I’m a poet myself (as well as former poet laureate of Santa Fe) and fascinated by signs, synchronicity, or remarkable causal connections, I...
Exploring Maryland: What to do and see in ‘Little America’
Fox News· 5 days agoMaryland, "America in Miniature," possesses a remarkable array of experiences that attract history...